Trump touts progress in talks with Iran

TOUTING PROGRESS IN DIRECT TALKS WITH THE IRANIAN REGIME, BUT. IRANIAN REGIME, BUT IRAN TONIGHT SAYS THEY AREN'N'T TALKING. IRAN TONIGHT SAYS S THEY AREN'T TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE U.S. THEY AREN'T TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE U.S. HERE'S GABE. DIRECTLY TO THE U.S. HERE'S GABE GUTIERREZ. HERE'S GABE GUTIERERREZ. >> Reporter: AMID NEW. >> Reporter: AMID NEW ATTACKS IN THE WAR AGAINSNST IRAN, ATTACKS IN THE WAR AGAINST IRAN, TONIGHT, PRESIDENT. AGAINST IRAN, TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TELLING THE. TRUMP IS TELLING THE PENTAGON TO POSTPONE BY FIVE DAYS MORE. PENTAGON TO POSTPONE BY FIVE DAYS MORE SERIOUS STRIKES. BY FIVE DAYS MORE SERIOUS STRIRIKES AGAINST IRAN'S ENERGY. SERIOUS STRIKES AGAINST IRAN'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. AGAINST IRAN'S ENERGY ININFRASTRUCTURE. AFTER SURPRISE. INFRASTRUCTURE. AFTER SURPRISE NEGOTIATIONS. AFTER SURPRISE NEGOTIATIONS. >> WE HAVEVE MAJOR. NEGOTIATIONS. >> WE HAVE MAJOR POINTS OF AGREEMENT. >> WE HAVE MAJOR POINTS OF AGAGREEMENT. I WOULD SAY ALMOST. I WOULD SAY ALMOST ALL POINTS OF AGREEMENT. ALL POINTS OF AGREREEMENT. ART MAJOR CHANGE IN. ART MAJOR CHANGE IN TONE AFTER THE PRESIDENT SATURDRDAY.

TONE AFTER THE PRESIDENT SATURDRDAY THREATENED TO. PRESIDENT SATURDAY THREATENED TO OBLITERATE IRAN'S. THREATENED TO OBLITERATE I IRAN'S POWER PLANTS IF THEY. OBLITERATETE IRAN'S POWER PLANTS IF THEY DIDN'T OPEN THE. POWER PLANTS IF THEY DIDN'T OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IN. DIDN'T OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMRMUZ IN 48 HOURS. 48 HOURS. >> WE'RE DOING A FIVE DAY PERIOD. >> WE'RE DOING A FIVE DAY PERIRIOD. WE'LL SEE HOW IT. DAY PERIOD. WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. IF IT GOES WELL, GOES. IF IT GOESES WELL, WE'LL SETTLE THIS. IF IT GOES WELL, WE'LL SESETTLE THIS. >> Reporter: BUT. AN. >> Reporter: BUT MULTLTIPLE IRANIAN OFFICIALS PUBLICLY. MULTIPLE IRANIANAN OFFICIALS PUBLICLY CLAIM THERE HAVE BEEN. OFFICIALS PUBLICLY CLAIM THERE HAHAVE BEEN NO DIRECT TALKS. CLAIM THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIRECT TALKS. THE E PRESIDENT SAYING. NO DIRECT TALKS. THE PRESIDENT SAYING HIS SPECIAL ENVOY, HIS SPECIAL ENVOY, STEVE WITKOFF, AND SON-IN-LAW JARED. STEVE WITKOFF, AND SON-IN-LAW JARARED KUSHNER, ARE SPEAKING. SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER, ARE SPEAKING WITH THE IRANIAN. WITH THE IRANIAN REGIME. BUT T HE WOULD NOT SAY.

REGIME. BUT HE WOULD NOT SAY WITH WHOM. WITH WHOM. >> I CAN'T. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT. >> I CAN'T. BECAUSE I DON'T WANTNT HIM TO BE KILLED. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO BE KILLED. >> Reporter:r: THE. HIM TO BE KILLED. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT TODAY. SS. PRESIDENT TODAY TOUTING G THE PROGRESS ON A TRIP TO MEMPHIS. TOUTING THE PRPROGRESS ON A TRIP TO MEMPHIS. >> I THINK THERE'S A. >> I THINK THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE WE'RE GOGOING TO END UP. WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN A DEAL. >> Reporter: EVEN. IN A DEAL. >> Reporter: EVEN STOPPINGNG TO TOUR. >> Reporter: EVEN STOPPING TO TOUR ELVIS' GRACELAND AND. STOPPING TO TOUR ELVIS' GRACELAND AND SIGNING A REPLICA. ELVIS' GRACELAND AND SIGNING A REPLICA GUITAR. SIGNING A REPLICA GUITITAR. TEMPORARY. TEMPORARY DE-ESCALATION SENDING THE DOW UP MORE THTHAN. DE-ESCALATION SENDING THE DOW UP MORE THAN 600 POINTS. THE DOW UP MORE THAN 600 POINTS. THE PRICE OF CRUDE. 600 POINTS.. THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL PLUMMETING TO. THE PRICE OF CRURUDE OIL PLUMMETING TO AROUND $88 A BARREL, OIL PLUMMETING TO AROUND $88 A BARREL, DOWN FROM MORE THAN. AROUND $ $88 A BARREL, DOWN FROM MORE THAN $100 OVERNIGHT. T.

$100 OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE E PRESIDENT ALSO SAYS HE EXPECTS. WHILE THE PRESIDENT ALSO SAYS HE EXPECTS ANANY DEAL COULD MEAN. ALSO SAYS HE EXPXPECTS ANY DEAL COULD MEAN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. ANY DEAL COULD MEAEAN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WOULD BE JOINTLY. THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WOULD BE JOINTLY CONTROLLED. WOULD BE JOINTLY CONTROLLED. >> BY WHO? E. >> BY WHO? >> MAYBE ME. MAYBE ME. >> MAYBE ME. MAYBE ME.. ME AND THE AYATOLLAH. MAYBE ME. ME AND THE AYATOLLAH. WHOEVER THE AYATOLLAH. ME AND THE AYATOLLAH. WHOEVER THE AYATOLLAH IS. IS. LOOK. AND IT WILL ALSO BE A. LOOK. AND IT WILL ALSO BE A FORM OF A VERY. AND IT WILL ALSO BE A FORM OF A VERY SERIOUS FORM OF A. FORM OF A VERY SERIOUS FORM OF A REGIME CHANGE. SERIOUS FORM OF A REGIMEME CHANGE. >> GABE, PRESIDENT. >> GABE, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THERE'S PROGRESS IN THESE. TRUMP SAYS THERE'S PROGRESS IN THTHESE TALKS, RIGHT? TALKS, RIGHT? IRAN SAYS THE TALKS AREN'T EVEN. IRAN SAYS THE TALKS AREN'T EVEN HAPPENING. AREN'T EVEN HAPPENENING. SO WHAT HAPPENS AT. HAHAPPENING. SO WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE.

SO WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE FIVE-DAY PERIOD? THE END OF THE FIVE-DAY P PERIOD? >> THE WHITE HOUSE. >> THE WHITE HOUSE TELLING ME LATE TODAY THIS IS A FLUID. THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. WE HAVE NO. SITUATION. WE HAVE NO CONFIRMATION FROM THE. CONFIRMATION FROM THE IRANIANS. THE PRESIDENT SASAYS. IRANIANS. THE PRESIDENENT SAYS THEY HAVE AGREED TO. THEY HAVE AGREED TO HAND OVER THEIR STOCKPILES OF AN.