Trump says US-Iran talks to begin Monday after planned strikes called off

Trump on Air Force One [0:00]

• Donald Trump spoke to the press on board Air Force One.
• He fielded questions about Iran and the potential for a deal.

  "it allies ask to call it off you gotta sort of say well let's see and the reason they asked is I think there's a deal there's a deal on hormones and then there will be a deal on the nuclear or you might call it the denuclearization of Iran I call it the denuclearization"

Iran's Request for a Deal [0:36]

• Trump stated that Iran also strongly requested to make a deal.
• He acknowledged that Iran's public statements might differ from private ones.

  "we're also asked by Iran very strongly actually they said we'd like to make a deal now you know I don't know what they say because a lot of times they'll say that to me and then they'll go out and say we don't know what he's talking about"

Called Off Attacks [1:00]

• Trump confirmed that planned attacks were called off.
• He described the potential attack as the biggest since World War II and disastrous.

  "so we had a we had an attack that would be the biggest attack since World War two and it would have been disastrous with them and they didn't want us to do it"

Allies' Preference for a Deal [1:15]

• Saudi Arabia and other primary groups asked the US to hold off on attacks.
• They believed a deal concerning Hormuz and denuclearization was imminent.

  "and and frankly Saudi Arabia didn't want it either they thought that a deal is imminent and the deal is imminent having to do with the hormone strain and also the ultimately the denuclearization"

Negotiations to Begin [1:40]

• Trump expressed a preference for making a deal over military action to save lives.
• He announced that negotiations with Iran would begin the following afternoon.

  "so we're holding it we'll just say do it anytime we want but we're asked by the three primary groups we're also asked by Iran very strongly actually they said we'd like to make a deal now"

Conversation with Saudi Crown Prince [2:15]

• Trump asked Saudi Arabia's King and Crown Prince their preference.
• They stated they would much prefer a deal over an attack.

  "I asked Saudi Arabia the king I said the crown prince I said what would you rather do would you rather have us do this or not they said we would much prefer a deal as opposed to an attack because you don't know where these attacks lead"

Relationship with Japan [2:45]

• Trump briefly commented on the US relationship with Japan.
• He mentioned Japan's weakening yen and their request for help.

  "yes I don't want to comment because we have a good relationship with Japan we're very strong very very strong financially and they are you know they have a weakening yen and they wanted a little bit of help and we're always there for Japan"

Summary of Trump's Statements [3:00]

• The US President Donald Trump spoke on Air Force One.
• He stated there is a deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz and anticipated a denuclearization deal.

  "Donald Trump is saying that there will be negotiations between the US and Iran that will start in his words tomorrow afternoon"

• Negotiations were set to begin Monday, following the call-off of Friday's planned attacks at the request of Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia.