US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran is interested in trading with the United States and suggested that a deal could leave Tehran “very happy,” according to excerpts from an interview with Fox News.
“Iran wants to trade with us, OK? If you can believe that, I’m OK with that,” Trump said in the interview, conducted before he departed Abu Dhabi at the end of a four-day trip to the Middle East.
“I’m using trade to settle scores and to make peace,” he added.
Trump, who has repeatedly expressed optimism about reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran, said, “I’ve told Iran, we make a deal — you’re going to be very happy.”
