On April 7, U.S. President Donald Trump told AFP in a brief call that the United States had achieved a "total and complete victory" following agreement to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. "Total and complete victory. 100 percent. No question about it," he said when asked whether he was claiming victory in connection with the ceasefire.
Trump said the United States has received from Iran a 10-point proposal that he described as a "workable basis on which to negotiate." He framed that submission as the foundation for moving forward, though he provided no further details on the contents of the proposal.
When questioned about previous remarks in which he warned he might destroy Iran's civilian power plants and bridges if an agreement collapsed, the president declined to be specific about any follow-up action. "You’re going to have to see," he told AFP in response to a question about those earlier threats.
Trump also asserted that Iranian nuclear material would be addressed by any resulting peace arrangement, saying, "That will be perfectly taken care of, or I wouldn’t have settled." He did not, however, provide specifics about how uranium or other nuclear material would be handled under the ceasefire terms.
The president additionally reiterated that he believed Washington's objectives had been satisfied. The record notes he has previously presented shifting goals and timelines related to the conflict, and in this call he again expressed the view that the United States had accomplished its aims.
This account is based on the president's comments to AFP. The remarks include direct quotes and characterizations he offered during the brief exchange, and they do not include additional detail about the substance of the 10-point proposal, enforcement mechanisms for nuclear material, or the conditions under which previously stated threats might be carried out.
Summary
President Trump told AFP that a two-week ceasefire with Iran represented a complete victory for the United States, citing a 10-point proposal from Iran as a negotiable basis. He declined to elaborate on the handling of Iranian nuclear material and gave a noncommittal reply regarding earlier threats to damage civilian infrastructure if the agreement failed.