Trump says Iran has agreed to nuclear restraint, hints at possible Khamenei meeting

US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would ​probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point ‌if things “work out”. “They’ve already agreed they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon, ” Trump told “Pod Force One” in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, ​while speaking about Iran. Asked about Khamenei’s involvement in talks ​with the US on ending hostilities, Trump said, “He’s involved, ⁠absolutely. .. . I think they have a lot of respect ​for him. ” Trump said he was hearing Iran’s leader was not doing ​too well, but was giving his approval during the negotiations. Trump added that he had not had “the privilege of meeting” Khamenei. “I’d like to ​meet him. We probably will meet at some point, depending ​on how it all works out, ” Trump said. The US president said he ‌viewed ⁠the Iran war as a success because the country’s military had been defeated. The conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has upended the global energy market and ​has proven unpopular ​with Americans months ⁠before the November congressional elections. “Iran’s a big success, ” Trump said in the interview. “We’ll see what happens. ​We’re going to, we’re working on a deal, ​and ⁠that happens fine. If it doesn’t happen, that’s OK too. We’ll do it the other way. ” He did not specify what that ⁠might ​mean, but he has said in the ​past that the US would resume strikes.

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