Trump announced a “very large meeting” with Iran

We have direct talks with Iran and we have a very large gathering on Saturday," US president Donald Trump said during a gathering with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He stated that their success would be in Iran's interest due to the fact that the alternate is "obvious".

We have direct talks with Iran... It starts on Saturday. We have a very large gathering and we'll see what happens. And I think everyone agrees that making a deal would be better than doing what's obvious, and what's apparent isn't something I want to get active in, or, frankly, what Israel wants to get active in, if they can avoid it.

said Trump, referring to the possible usage of force.

So we'll see if we can avoid it, but we're in very dangerous territory. And I hope that these talks will be successful. And I think it would be in Iran's best interest if they were successful.

“He added.

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