Washington (dpa-AfX)-US President Donald Trump wrote his own words with a view to possible nuclear negotiations after a letter to Iran’s top leader Ajatollah Ali Chamenei. “I have written a letter to you in which I hope that you will negotiate, because if we have to intervene militarily, it will be terrible,” said Trump in an interview with the US broadcaster Fox Business. When asked, he confirmed that he wrote the letter to Chameni.
Trump continued: “There are two options: You can handle Iran militarily or conclude an agreement. I would prefer an agreement because I don’t want to hurt Iran.” Tehran shouldn’t have any nuclear weapons. The 78-year-old said he wrote the letter “yesterday”. The interview was recorded on Thursday.
Trump: The coming days will be interesting
When asked about Iran, Trump indicated movement in the White House on possible nuclear discussions. “We have a situation with Iran, in which something will happen very soon, very, very soon,” he said. It did not become more specific. The coming days would be “interesting”. “This is all I can tell you. You know that we are in the last trains with Iran. It will be an interesting time,” said the Republican.
During his first term, Trump had unilaterally released the Vienna nuclear pact in 2018, which should limit Iran’s nuclear program and, in return, cancel sanctions. After that, Tehran no longer adhered to the requirements of the agreement.
At the beginning of February, the Republican had already contacted Iran with a message of the willingness to talk and at the same time. Most recently, Chamenei had made it clear that his country does not want to negotiate with the United States despite the economic crisis ./nau/dp/nas