U.S. President Donald Trump said, "They called recently. They want the deal so much. I just don't know if it's worth it."
On his way back to the United States from Turkey, where he attended the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One. Trump assessed the recent U.S. military operations against Iran, the NATO Ankara Summit, and U.S.-Turkey relations.
Regarding U.S. attacks on Iran, Trump said, “I told them that every time they hit us, we would respond 20 times over, and we did that last night. Iran also took some steps, but these were in response to U.S. attacks. Militarily, we have already won. They have very little left. They are very eager to make a deal. They called recently. They want the deal so much. I just don't know if it's worth it. I'm not sure they would stick to a deal. That's the problem. The issue with Iran is not 'a war, but the matter of denuclearizing Iran.' I think everyone should be happy about that,” he said.
TRUMP: ERDOĞAN WAS GREAT
Trump stated that the NATO Ankara Summit was extremely productive. Emphasizing that he had two very good days, Trump said, “We made very good trade deals with Turkey. They have been a very good partner. President Erdoğan was great,” he said.
Commenting on Syrian President Ahmed Shara, whom he met during the summit, Trump noted that Shara was successful in uniting his country, saying, “He did a great job. He united Syria,” he said.
U.S. President Trump also reported having a 'very good meeting' with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
'THERE WAS UNITY AND SOLIDARITY AT THE NATO ANKARA SUMMIT'
Highlighting that European allies took significant steps regarding defense spending at the summit, Trump said, “There was great unity and solidarity. NATO has really come a long way. The U.S. has borne an unfair financial burden within the alliance for years, and European countries have conceded to spend more on defense. Today's meeting resolved many issues. People understood that the U.S. has not been treated fairly for a long time,” he said.
