Trump wants deal with Iran 

US President Donald Trump has said that he has sent a letter to Iran asking the country to agree to nuclear deal negotiations.

“I said I hope you're going to negotiate, because it's going to be a lot better for Iran,” Trump said in the interview with Fox Business Network broadcast on Friday.

“I think they want to get that letter. The other alternative is we have to do something, because you can't let another nuclear weapon.”

The letter appeared to have been addressed to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The White House did not immediately respond to a request about that.

Iran has previously said it is ready for talks but not until the Trump administration suspends its ‘maximum pressure’ policy.

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