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Trump, without elaborating, cites ‘some pretty good news’ on Iran

By Thomson Reuters Apr 17, 2026 | 10:11 PM

April 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday ​there had been ‌some “pretty good news” regarding Iran but he declined to elaborate.

“We had ‌some ​pretty good ⁠news 20 ⁠minutes ago, but it seems to be going very well in ​the Middle East with Iran,” ⁠Trump told ⁠reporters aboard Air ​Force One.

“You’ll hear about. ​I just think it’s ‌something that should happen. It’s something that only makes sense ⁠to happen. And I think it will. We’ll ⁠see ‌what happens, but ⁠I think it ​will,” ‌Trump said when ​asked ⁠what the good news was.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by William ​Mallard)