U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told Face the Nation today that President Donald Trump is “flat-out lying” about U.S. diplomacy talks with Iran.
Note: Last week Trump said Iran wants to cut a deal. The President said: “They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly, but they’re afraid to say it because they figure they’ll be killed by their own people.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that his government has not engaged in talks to end the war, “and we do not plan on any negotiations.”
As seen below, Himes said of Trump: “Last Sunday, he realized, ‘Oh my God, I’ve got a financial cataclysm on Monday,’ so he just made it up that they’re in negotiation with the Iranians.”
Top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), says President Trump is “flat-out lying” about diplomacy talks with Iran.
“Last Sunday, he realized, ‘Oh my God, I’ve got a financial cataclysm on Monday,’ so he just made it up that they’re in negotiation… pic.twitter.com/BpKZuGLv4o
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 29, 2026
Himes added, “Underneath that statement, the Iranians have now realized they have the reins. They are controlling the Strait of Hormuz. Gasoline prices are up more than $1 a gallon. And so the Iranians realize, ‘Holy smokes, we’ve got a lot of leverage here.’”
Himes’ counterpart in the Senate, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), is amplifying the Himes interview and added: “This is an important point. Behind the unforgivable lie – we were not in talks and Trump just made that up – is that the lie telegraphed to Iran that Trump is desperate and in a corner, which has the impact of making talks even less likely. Just national security malpractice.”