War or agreement? Trump: We'll see, we'll check Iran's threats

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hopes to reach a deal with Iran. He noted, however, that if this does not happen, it remains to be seen whether the result will be a regional war, as the Iranian authorities have threatened.

During a short conversation with journalists in Florida, Trump referred in this way to threats by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The Ayatollah warned that an American attack on Iran would trigger a war that would spread to the entire region.

– Of course he says so, why wouldn't he? – Trump replied. – We have the largest, most powerful ships in the world there, very close. I hope we can make a deal. If we don't make a deal, we will find out if he was right, he added.

On Saturday, Trump argued that he was conducting “serious” negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, although he admitted that they could end in failure. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that an attack on Iran will not occur in the immediate future because the US is still preparing its defense against possible Iranian retaliation.

While speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump also announced again that he was in talks with the “top people” in Cuba.

– I think we will conclude an agreement with Cuba. It is in poor condition. Cuba is in bad condition. Cuba has a humanitarian problem, Trump said. On Friday, the president signed a regulation on customs duties on goods from countries selling crude oil to Cuba. This is part of the policy aimed at cutting off the island from raw material supplies. Trump also said that Mexico had stopped supplying oil.

From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)

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