Trump to Khamenei: Nuke deal 'a lot better' than having 'to do something' against Iran

(JNS) — U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Friday that he sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urging him to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Washington or face possible military action.

“I said: ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s going to be a lot better for Iran,’” Trump said in an interview with the Fox Business Network channel. The missive was sent on Thursday, he added.

“I think they want to get that letter,” Trump said. “The other alternative is you have to do something, because Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

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