Trump says he lets Iran sell oil as it needs money to rebuild after war

US President Donald Trump said he is not abandoning his maximum pressure strategy against Tehran but is also not aiming to cut off Iran’s oil revenues as it needs it to rebuild after the war with Israel.

"They just had a war. They fought it bravely. I'm not giving up (on maximum pressure policy). I could stop their oil business if I wanted. (But) I don't want to do that," Trump said in a press conference on Wednesday.

"They're going to need money to put that country back to shape. We want to see that happen. We're not taking over the oil. We could have. But putting that country back into shape desperate needs money."