President Trump revealed Friday he is pushing to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran.
The commander in chief said he fired off a letter to the Islamic Republic’s leadership on Thursday in the hopes Tehran will want to hash it out.
“I said I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s going to be a lot better for Iran,” Trump told Fox Business Network in an interview.
“I think they want to get that letter. The other alternative is we have to do something, because you can’t let another nuclear weapon.”
The letter was reportedly addressed to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or you make a deal,” Trump added. “I would prefer to make a deal, because I’m not looking to hurt Iran. They’re great people.”
It comes after Trump said last month that he would like to make a deal with Iran that prevents them from developing a nuclear weapon.
Trump, meanwhile, pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal back in 2018 during his first stint in the White House.
With Post wires
