April 15, 2026, 5:07 p.mApril 15, 2026, 5:07 p.m
US President Donald Trump was interviewed by the American television channel Fox News. As part of the morning program “Mornings with Maria” he spoke to presenter Maria Bartiromo about the Iran war and domestic political issues.
When asked how the conflict in Iran is going and what the current situation is, Trump said he believes the war will soon be over.
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The US President also talks about the nuclear weapons in the Middle East and the destruction that American troops have caused in Iran. This is devastating for the country, but is not yet over. Trump goes on to talk about regime change following the death of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
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Trump is also asked whether US relations with European countries have remained the same since the start of the Iran war. Trump denies this. Relations with all countries that did not want to help the US fight Iran would have deteriorated. Trump goes on to say that NATO was no help in the conflict either. He claims that the US is always there when NATO needs help, but that NATO did not do the same for the US in the Iran war.
Donald Trump also talks to moderator Maria Bartiromo about the relationship between Iran, China and the USA. According to his own statements, the US President has written a letter to the President of China, Xi Jinping. In this he asked China to stop supplying weapons to Iran if China did so. Trump says China responded by letter and denied supplying weapons to Tehran. Whether this is true cannot be independently verified.
Regarding politics in the USA, Trump told FOX in an interview that gasoline prices would soon recover and fall accordingly. The US President also said that if US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell does not resign on his own, he plans to fire him.
The presenter of the show “Mornings with Maria”, Maria Bartiromo.Image: www.imago-images.de
The entire interview was recorded at the White House on Tuesday, April 14th. It was broadcast on Fox Business on Wednesday morning in the program “Mornings with Maria”. This will be moderated by the American writer and presenter Maria Bartiromo. She has been working at the television station since 2014. (nib)