Russian officials will join representatives from China and Iran in Beijing on Friday to discuss a proposed deal on Tehran’s nuclear weapons programme.
The US has sought to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, though US President Donald Trump previously cancelled a 2015 agreement that would have seen Iran scale down its nuclear ambitions in exchange for sanctions relief.
Trump commented on the upcoming nuclear negotiations during an appearance in the Oval Office today.
“Maybe they’re gonna talk about non-nuclear programmes. Maybe they’re gonna be talking about the de-escalation of nuclear weapons because I was talking about that with President Putin very strongly,” he said.
Throughout his remarks, Trump emphasised his good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I got along very well with President Putin. I got along with most of them. I get along great with President Xi. I got along great with Kim Jong-Un,” Trump said. “I got along great with all of them.”
