‘Let’s Not Negotiate’: Trump Uses Bizarre Logic After Renewed Strikes On Iran

President Donald Trump gave another unhinged Fox News interview on Tuesday, where he continued to complicate any hopes that the Iran war the U.S. and Israel started in February will finally come to a diplomatic end.

Yet as the U.S. military continues to carry out strikes against Iran, Trump suggested he wasn’t interested in another ceasefire deal to halt the fighting.

“I don’t want to negotiate now, I said ‘let’s not negotiate,’” Trump said when asked by Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst if he was negotiating with the “wrong people.”

“Three days ago, we had a deal,” Trump continued.

Hostilities were renewed after the U.S. accused Iran of violating the “memorandum of understanding” when it attacked oil tankers traveling on the Oman side of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran said the MOU requires all ships to arrange travel through Iranian territorial waters.

The U.S. has also resumed its blockade of Iranian ships in the Gulf of Oman, and during Tuesday’s interview, Trump refused to rule out a ground invasion of Iran.

“Sometimes you need a ground campaign,” Trump said. “But we have other people that will do the ground campaign for us.”

Trump also wouldn’t say if he planned to take control of Kharg Island, a major Iranian oil hub.

“I can’t say that to you because if I did, it would be foolish,” he said.

Trump added that the U.S. had already struck the island once before.

“I said, ’Hit everything but the oil,” Trump said. “Just leave that little area from 25 yards out. Leave that little area, don’t touch the oil. Because I don’t want that in terms of the world economy. You know, it’s a chunk of the world economy, so we haven’t hit that. But, at some point we could, but I think it’s unlikely.”

Watch a clip of Trump’s Fox News interview here: