President of the United States, Donald Trump, said he sent a letter to the leadership of Iran regarding a nuclear deal between the two countries. As per media reports, Trump, in an interview with Fox Business Network, noted that he has asked Iran for a possible negotiation over the nuclear deal.
As reported by AP, Trump said, “I’ve written them a letter saying, ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it’s going to be a terrible thing’.”
Further, the White House confirmed Trump’s comments, saying that he sent a letter to Iran’s leaders seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. Trump made the comments in an interview that will air fully on Sunday.
“I would rather negotiate a deal. I’m not sure that everybody agrees with me, but we can make a deal that would be just as good as if you won militarily,” Trump added, “But the time is happening now. The time is coming up. Something’s going to happen one way or the other.”
As Trump said that he wrote the letter to the Iranian leadership, it appeared to have been addressed to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the reports said.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported on Trump’s comments, citing the broadcast. However, there was no immediate word from the office of the 85-year-old Khamenei, who has the final say over all matters of state, according to AP.
