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President Trump on Sunday said that he is “not looking to kill people” as he seeks a deal with Iran, telling reporters that negotiations with Iranian officials are set for Monday.
Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the latest round of talks was orchestrated by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. He said the U.S. had “an attack planned that would have been the biggest attack since World War II” on Iran before the Gulf countries reached out to the U.S.
“We’re ready to go any time we want,” he said about the potential for the U.S. striking back at Iran. “Would I rather make a deal? I’m not looking to kill people. People die. A lot of people die and we don’t want that.”
He said leaders from the Gulf countries “much prefer a deal” as opposed to a potential refugee crisis that could spill across the borders of the Gulf states. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was among the leaders requesting that Trump give diplomacy a chance, speaking on Saturday before Trump said the allies reached the “perimeters” of a deal.
The president said there is no deadline for the “denuclearization of Iran,” as he described Iran eliminating its nuclear program.
The previous interim deal signed by the Trump administration and Iran included setting out to determine the fate of Iran’s nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where around 20 percent of the world’s oil comes from. Trump has argued that Iran presented an “imminent nuclear threat” early in the conflict, though Iran has said its nuclear program was intended for peaceful purposes.
The “perimeters” of a deal “include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday.
Since the U.S. and Israel first launched strikes on Iran in late February, 18 U.S. service members have been killed. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have killed more than 3,600 Iranians, according to the Human Rights Activist News Agency.
Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused gas prices to soar, with the national average for gas reaching $4.10, more than $1 higher than it cost just before the U.S. and Israel first launched strikes, according to AAA.
Trump has regularly announced that the U.S. and Iran are inching closer to a deal throughout the duration of the conflict. CNN reported early in June that Trump has suggested the war is close to an end 38 times.
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