Donald Trump says Iran has agreed to ‘just about everything’ in nuclear talks

US President Donald Trump said that Iran had agreed to just about everything we need in negotiations over its nuclear programme while insisting that Tehran would never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weaponSpeaking in an interview with CNBC Trump said his administration remained focused on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and expressed confidence that ongoing negotiations were moving in Washingtons favourWere negotiating and well see whether or not I think theyve agreed to just about everything we need Trump saidHe described the US objective as the denuking of Iran rather than a conventional military campaignThis is the denuking of Iran You cant let them have a nuclear weapon Trump saidAsked whether he was seeking regime change in Tehran Trump said that was not his goalIm not looking for regime change Im looking for something very simple They cannot have a nuclear weaponTrump said US military operations had significantly weakened Irans military capabilities since he returned to officeIve defeated them militarily Theyre totally defeated militarily They have some missiles left we could wipe them out tooHe said the United States had carried out repeated strikes in response to Iranian actionsI hit them three times last week very hard because they sent a drone into a ship I hit them Then they did something else and I hit them I hit them three nights in a row the week before I hit them two nights in a row very hardTrump also said the United States had enforced what he described as a naval blockade to increase pressure on TehranI did a blockade that was essentially not a blockade it was a wall of steel We have the great Navy the greatest navy in the world Not one ship got through to IranHe argued that the campaign had sharply reduced Irans economic strengthThey have 300 per cent inflation theyre making no moneyTrump said Washington could eventually become a supplier of agricultural products to Iran if negotiations produced an agreementWere going to take some of the money and were going to buy them They need food They need corn and wheat and soybeans and were going to have exclusively our American farmers provide that Assuming we get to the position where we should get toThe President also defended his administrations handling of the Strait of Hormuz saying US naval operations helped prevent a sharp rise in global oil pricesEvery night we were taking ships out through the South We escorted them out and nobody knewTrump said maintaining oil supplies was essential to preventing a global economic shockIran has consistently maintained that its nuclear programme is intended for peaceful civilian purposes while the United States and several Western countries have long sought to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weaponThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever