U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday (April 17) that no money will change hands as part of a deal being negotiated to end the war in Iran.

Speaking to supporters at the Turning Point USA even in Phoenix, Arizona, Trump said that negotiations with Iran should be concluded quickly.

“We're getting along well, but who knows,” Trump said. “This process should go very quickly, in that most of the points are already negotiated and agreed to.”

“No money will exchange hands in any way, shape or form,” Trump added.

Earlier on Friday Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while Trump said talks could take place this weekend.

At Turning Point Trump said that the U.S. and Iran will be “going in with Iran” to retrieve the “nuclear dust” from Iran.

Iran has said highly enriched uranium that Washington demands be removed from the country will not be transferred anywhere.

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 17, 2026) (U.S. NETWORK POOL – No use USA)

1. U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, WALKING ONSTAGE AT TURNING POINT USA EVENT AND GREETING ERIKA KIRK, WIDOW OF TURNING POINT CO-FOUNDER, CHARLIE KIRK, AS FIREWORKS GO OFF

2. PERSON FILMING TRUMP WITH CELLPHONE

3. TRUMP ONSTAGE

4. TRUMP WALKING TO PODIUM

5. (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“This will be a great and brilliant day for the world because Iran has just announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and ready for business and full passage. But the naval blockade, with the greatest navy in the world, from the greatest military the world has ever seen - we built it during my first term, we built it, they said I was crazy. We weren't so crazy, were we? - will remain in full force and effect as it pertains to Iran until such time as our transaction with Iran is 100% complete and fully signed.”

6. WIDE OF TRUMP SPEAKING

7. (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“And this process — we're getting along well, but who knows, who knows with anyone, but who know with Iran in particular - this process should go very quickly, in that most of the points are already negotiated and agreed to. You'll be very happy. The USA will get all nuclear dust. You know what the nuclear dust is? That was that white powdery substance created by our B2 bombers, those great B2 Bombers, late one evening, seven months ago. No money will exchange hands in any way, shape or form. Iran will be — and you know how we're going to get the dust, right? Iran. We were going take it anyway. But taking it, taking it that way is slightly more dangerous. But we were going to get it anyway. But Iran, with the help of the USA, has removed or is removing all of the sea mines. And most importantly, it never agreed, and you'll understand, they will never have a nuclear weapon. They will never a nuclear weapon. And somebody said, how are we going to get the nuclear dust? We're going to get it by going in with Iran, with lots of excavators, because the B2s - remember when fake news CNN said, well, maybe obliteration is too strong a word, obliteration. That's so deep. We need the biggest excavators you can imagine. But we're going to go in together with Iran. We're going to get it, and we're going take it back home to the USA. Very simple.”

8. WIDE OF TRUMP SPEAKING

9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“Yesterday, on top of it all, we achieved what everyone said was impossible, an unprecedented ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. And that hasn't taken place in 78 years. 78 years. Our deal with Iran is not in any way tied to Lebanon, but we will make Lebanon great again. I mean, it's about time we, we've sort of, the world has forgotten them and they're good people who have lived like hell for a long period of time. And hopefully the situation with Hezbollah will get straightened out quickly.”

10. WIDE OF TRUMP SPEAKING

11. (SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“And I also want to thank Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait. They've been amazing. They've all helped tremendously, tremendously. And it took courage for them. Not easy, not easy. They were living with what they call the bully of the Middle East. They had the bully, Iran was the bully of the Middle East. They're not the bully anymore.”

12. WIDE OF TRUMP SPEAKING