Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Friday that President Donald Trump “masterfully” negotiated with Iran despite the failure to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program, leading to strikes by Israel against Iran overnight.

Israel in the early morning on Friday launched a wave of strikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program and military leaders after several rounds of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran failed to produce a nuclear peace agreement.

Trump posted on Truth Social following the attacks by Israel against Iran that he “gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal” but failed to broker an agreement. He previously said that he didn’t “want them [Israel] going in because that would blow” a potential deal.

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