U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed plans for a meeting with Iranian officials next week to explore the possibility of a nuclear agreement, though he emphasized that securing a deal is not a priority for his administration.

 

Speaking at a press conference following 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 it’s that necessary. They had a war, they fought, now they’re going back to their world. I don’t care if I have an agreement or not.”

 

Trump noted that the U.S. would maintain its original demands for Iran, similar to those made prior to recent tensions in the Middle East.

 

“The only thing we would be asking for is what we were asking for before,” he said. Trump also claimed that Iran’s nuclear program had already been neutralized, despite conflicting reports from intelligence agencies. “We want no nuclear, but we destroyed the nuclear. It’s blown up to kingdom come,” he said. “So, I don’t feel very strongly about it. If we got a document, it wouldn’t be bad.”

 

The former president added that he consulted Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio just before the press briefing on whether to proceed with talks. He expressed optimism that Iran could be convinced to sign a deal.

 

Rubio, for his part, stated that any agreement would hinge on Iran’s readiness to negotiate directly with the United States, rather than through third-party intermediaries.