Iran diplomacy flurry as Trump says the U.S. has "the cards"

On 2026-04-27, Donald Trump said the United States has "all the cards" in dealings with Iran and told Iran that if it wants to talk, it can come to the U.S. or call. The remarks were reported in the context of stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks and ongoing diplomacy elsewhere, but the concrete event is Trump's public statement.