Trump on making a deal with Iran: ‘I’m not looking to kill people’

President Trump said he wanted to pursue an agreement with Iran rather than cause further deaths, presenting diplomacy as his preferred route while maintaining that Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon. The remarks matter because they indicate an effort to balance military pressure with negotiations during a period of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Trump argued that his earlier withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal had prevented Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, a view disputed by supporters of the agreement. He also stressed US support for Israel and suggested that any future arrangement with Iran would need to address nuclear concerns while avoiding a wider conflict.