Trump: ‘I’d rather make a deal with Iran – I don’t want to kill people’
US President Donald Trump says Washington is in talks with Tehran and would prefer a deal over more military action.
Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump claimed the US had been ready to launch what he called “the biggest attack since World War II,” but held off after Iranian officials asked to negotiate.
“We were all set for the biggest attack since World War II, and they called me and said, ‘Please don’t do it. Let’s talk,'” he said.
“I would rather make a deal with Iran because I don’t want to kill people,” Trump added. He again said Iran could not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.