U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he believes an agreement with Iran could be reached within days, expressing optimism about ongoing negotiations aimed at extending the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

In a telephone interview with ABC News, Trump said talks were progressing well and predicted a breakthrough could come “over the next week.”

“Looking good, looking good,” Trump said when asked about the prospects for an agreement.

The comments came eight days after Trump declared that a memorandum of understanding with Iran was largely complete. Since launching a military campaign alongside Israel three months ago, he has repeatedly predicted that the conflict would soon come to an end.

Trump acknowledged that negotiations encountered difficulties earlier Monday following Iranian objections to Israeli military operations in Lebanon.

“There was a little glitch today, but I turned that one around very quickly, as you probably noticed earlier,” Trump said.

According to Trump, Iranian officials were angered by Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Tehran has repeatedly insisted that any broader understanding with Washington include guarantees related to Lebanon and the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

While the United States and Israel have publicly sought to separate the Lebanese and Iranian tracks, recent diplomatic efforts by Washington suggested a degree of overlap between the two issues. The Trump administration pushed for a renewed ceasefire announcement in Lebanon only hours after Tehran reportedly threatened to walk away from negotiations over the matter.

Trump said he personally intervened to help calm tensions.

“I spoke with Hezbollah, and I said no shooting, and I talked to Bibi [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu], and said, no shooting, and they both stopped shooting each other,” Trump said.

The president had previously clarified that he did not communicate directly with Hezbollah officials, but rather through what he described as the group's representatives.

Trump argued that a diplomatic settlement with Iran could prove more significant than a battlefield victory.

“A peace agreement with Iran could be even better than a military victory,” he said.

“It’s not an easy thing for them. It’s actually not easy from our standpoint either. But we’re getting what we need to get,” Trump added.

He also emphasized the complexity of the negotiations, describing them as a difficult undertaking for both sides given years of hostility between Washington and Tehran.

“It’s not a simple thing,” Trump said. “You’re talking about a real large country — them — very large country making a deal. Tremendous hostility, really.”

Despite his optimism, Trump acknowledged that the memorandum of understanding has not yet been finalized.

“I still have to get a few more points,” he said, explaining why he has not yet approved the agreement.

Asked when a final accord could be completed, Trump replied: “I think you’re talking about over the next week.”

The proposed understanding is expected to address the extension of the ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route whose security has become a central issue in the broader regional crisis.