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Trump confirmed Sunday that the U.S. sent weapons to anti-regime protesters inside Iran earlier this year, delivering them through Kurdish armed groups.
"We sent them a lot of guns. We sent them through the Kurds. And I think the Kurds kept them," Trump told Fox News.
"We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them. And I think the Kurds took the guns," he added.
The confirmation marks the first public acknowledgment by the U.S. president of covert arms transfers to Iranian protesters amid the wider conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that there was a "good chance" of reaching a deal with Iran by Monday, April 6.
He simultaneously threatened to "blow everything up" and seize Iranian oil if Tehran fails to act quickly, Fox News reported following an interview with the U.S. president.
Speaking to Fox News' Trey Yingst, Trump said Iranian negotiators were already at the table.
"I think there is a good chance tomorrow, they're negotiating now," Trump said.
Trump also said he had granted amnesty to Iranian negotiators to ensure talks could continue. There was no immediate response from Tehran to that claim.
Trump previously said that Washington was in contact with Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Trump made clear the diplomatic window was narrow.
"If they don't make a deal, and fast, I'm considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil," he told Fox News.
He also said he ideally would take Iranian oil if Iran proved unwilling to reach an agreement.
The remarks came on the same day Trump posted on Truth Social, declaring that Tuesday would be "Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran," adding a warning to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz "or you'll be living in hell — just watch."
Trump had also previously warned Tehran it had only "48 hours" to reach a settlement before "all hell will reign down on them."
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The region has been on alert since the U.S. and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes on Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf states hosting U.S. forces, while restricting movement through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which roughly 20 million barrels of oil passed daily before the start of the war.
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