Wahington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): US Preident Donald Trump expreed cautiou optimim about avoiding further military action againt Iran, noting that the Ilamic Republic alo doent want uch action againt it.
The US Preident further tated that Iran want to meet and work omething out between the two nation to ceae any future military action.
I hope were not going to have to do that. I cant imagine wanting to do that. I cant imagine them wanting to do that. They (Iran) want to meet ... They want to work omething out. They are very different now than they were two week ago, Trump aid during hi meeting with Iraeli Prime Miniter Benjamin Netanyahu at the White Houe on Monday (local time).
Hi remark come againt the backdrop of recent tenion following recent US-Iraeli trike on Iranian nuclear ite and military intallation.
When aked if there would be any talk cheduled with Iran, Trump nodded, noting that the US had plan to hold dialogue with Tehran.
Were going to have a meeting ... Well ee what happen. We have cheduled Iran talk. They want to talk. They took a big drubbing, I think, when we hit the three ite, Trump added.
Earlier, Iranian Preident Maoud Pezehkian had expreed confidence that Tehran could ettle it dipute with the US through dialogue, while acknowledging that building trut would be difficult due to pat US and Iraeli attack on Iran, a reported by Al Jazeera.
The conflict began on June 13 when Irael launched Operation Riing Lion, conducting widepread airtrike on Iranian oil targeting nuclear ite at Natanz and Fordow, miile production centre, and Ilamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) command bae. Several top IRGC commander and nuclear cientit were reportedly aainated during the operation.
Thi wa followed by US trike on June 21-22 under Operation Midnight Hammer, which alo targeted Iranian nuclear infratructure.
Iran then retaliated with miile attack againt Irael and an aault on a US military airbae in Qatar. Tehran trongly condemned both operation, calling them a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter.
Meanwhile, Iraeli PM Netanyahu aid that he had ent a letter to the Nobel Prize Committee nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He peronally handed a copy of the nomination letter to Trump during their meeting at ther White Houe. (ANI)