THE HAGUE (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will begin talks with Iran following the recently agreed ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump said, “We’re going to talk to them next week. We may sign an agreement. I don’t know. To me, I don’t think that’s necessary.” He added that he might seek assurances from Iran that it won’t pursue nuclear weapons, though he believes Iran is not moving in that direction: “They’ve had it.”
Reflecting on the end of the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, Trump declared, “We think it’s over. I don’t think they’re going to be going back at each other.” He described both nations as “tired and exhausted” from the intense and violent fighting.
“They fought very hard, and they were both satisfied to go home,” he said, though he acknowledged the possibility of future flare-ups.
Commenting on the Iranian missile strike on the US base in Qatar, Trump confirmed that all 14 missiles were intercepted.
“They were very nice. They gave us warning. They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is 1 p.m. okay?’” he added, noting that the base was evacuated in time except for the gunners.
TRUMP PRAISES FIELD MARSHAL ASIM MUNIR
During the conversation, the US President also said that Field Marshal Asim Munir is a remarkable person and an inspiring personality, and that he had visited him at his office.
During the press conference, he reiterated that it was the US that ended the war between Pakistan and India.
He emphasised that both countries are major nuclear powers and stated that he told both India and Pakistan to focus on trade.
TRUMP SAYS HE WILL SPEAK TO PUTIN SOON ABOUT ENDING UKRAINE WAR
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that he is considering sending more Patriot missile batteries to Ukraine to help Kyiv fend off Russian attacks.
Trump said the anti-missile missiles are “very hard to get” but that “we are going to see if we can make some of them available.”
Trump, at a press conference after attending the annual NATO summit, said Zelensky would like to end the war. Trump said he will speak to Putin about it soon.
“Look, Vladimir Putin really has to end that war,” Trump said.
