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TRUMP HINTS AT IMMINENT EVENT IN IRAN: I HOPE TO MAKE A PEACE DEAL WITH THEM
US President Donald Trump expressed his hope on Friday evening to conclude a peace agreement with Iran that would prevent them from possessing a nuclear weapon, stressing that “something will happen with them very soon.”
Trump added in statements he made at the White House that “the United States is in the final moments of negotiations with Iran, and that he hopes that military intervention will not be necessary.”
“We have a situation with Iran, something is going to happen very, very soon,” Trump continued. “You’ll be talking about it soon, I think.”
He expressed his hope for reaching a peace agreement, saying: “I am not speaking from a position of strength or weakness, I am just saying that I would rather see a peace agreement than the other option, but the other option will solve the problem,” without further clarifying what he meant by the other option.
Trump had said earlier in an interview with Fox Business that aired on Friday that he wanted to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and that he had sent a letter to the Iranian leadership last Wednesday proposing talks with Tehran, which the West fears is rapidly approaching the ability to make nuclear weapons.
“I think they want to get that message across. The other alternative is that we do something, because we cannot allow another nuclear weapon,” he continued.
Asked whether he had sent the message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump replied, “Yes.”
“There are two ways to deal with Iran: militarily or make a deal, and I prefer making a deal because I’m not looking to hurt Iran. They’re a great people,” Trump said.
Last month, Trump reimposed a policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran, including efforts to cut off its oil exports to zero. But he also said in February that he wanted to strike a deal with Iran that would prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
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