Donald Trump says he's ready to talk to Iran president Hassan Rouhani

Update Donald Trump says he's ready to talk to Iran president Hassan Rouhani
Donald Trump did not discount the chance of a US military action against Iran. (AFP)
Updated 05 June 2019
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Donald Trump says he's ready to talk to Iran president Hassan Rouhani

Donald Trump says he's ready to talk to Iran president Hassan Rouhani
  • US president says there is always a chance of US military action against the Iran
  • Trump is in UK where he discussed the Iran threat with Prime Minister Theresa May

LONDON: US President Donald Trump said he was prepared to talk to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani but that there was always a chance of US military action against the Islamic Republic.

“So Iran is a place that was extremely hostile when I first came into office,” Trump told British television station ITV. “They were a terrorist nation number one in the world at that time and probably maybe are today.”

When asked if he thought he would need to take military action, he said: “There’s always a chance. Do I want to? No. I’d rather not. But there’s always a chance.”

He said, when asked, that he was prepared to talk to Rouhani: “Yeah of course. I would much rather talk.”