Trump urges Iran toward ‘better path’ in Saudi speech, eyes new nuclear deal
President Donald Trump in a speech in Saudi Arabia will urge Iran to take a "new and a better path" as he pushes for new nuclear deal.
Trump, according to excerpts of the speech to be delivered at the US-Saudi investment conference, will also say he wants to avoid conflict with Tehran, AP reports.
"As I have shown repeatedly, I am willing to end past conflicts and forge new partnerships for a better and more stable world, even if our differences may be profound," Trump will say.
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The comments came days after Trump dispatched his special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Iranian officials for a fourth round of talks aimed at persuading Iran to abandon its nuclear program.
Trump in his speech in Riyadh will added, "As President of the United States, my preference will always be for peace and partnership, whenever those outcomes can be achieved."
Trump made his latest push on Tehran as he signed a host of economic and bilateral cooperation agreements in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to kicked off a four-day Middle East trip with a focus on dealmaking with a key Mideast ally.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi de facto ruler, warmly greeted Trump as he stepped off Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital. The two leaders then retreated to a grand hall at the Riyadh airport, where Trump and his aides were served traditional Arabic coffee by waiting attendants wearing ceremonial gun belts.
"I really believe we like each other a lot," Trump said later during a brief appearance with the crown prince at the start of a bilateral meeting.
They later signed more than a dozen agreements to increase cooperation between their governments' militaries, justice departments and cultural institutions. Additional economic agreements were expected to be inked later Tuesday at a US-Saudi investment conference convened for the occasion.
Prince Mohammed has already committed to some $600 billion in new Saudi investment in the US, but Trump teased $1 trillion would be even better.
