Trump says he has no timetable for Iran to re-enter negotiations

President Donald Trump told Al Jazeera that he has "no time schedule" for when Iran will re-enter negotiations to end the conflict that began earlier this year. "I have no time schedule, none. I'm not in a hurry," he said during the interview with journalist Tanya Noury.

Trump added that the United States is "winning very big" and claimed that Iran is facing severe inflation, economic decline and internal unrest. When asked whether economic pressure or military action is more effective, he replied that both are "effective."

The remarks contrast with earlier statements in which Trump suggested the conflict would be short-lived, once estimating a duration of four to six weeks. The United States announced additional sanctions on Iran and 60 foreign entities on Monday, describing the move as an "economic D-Day" and labeling the operation "Operation Economic Outcast."

Iran's foreign ministry condemned the sanctions as a violation of international law and the United Nations charter, saying no sovereign state would accept such "gross lawlessness and systematic bullying."

Analysts note that while the sanctions may worsen the economic hardship for ordinary Iranians—who have seen the rial plunge to over 2 million per dollar and prices for food and medicine surge—they are unlikely to compel Tehran to change its policy. Quincy Institute director Trita Parsi said the measures will be "painful for the Iranian people" but may not translate into a shift in Iran's negotiating stance. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained that targeting major Chinese firms involved in Iranian trade could destabilize the global financial system.