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US President Donald Trump wishes peace with Iran, eyes sanctions relief at ‘right time’

US President Donald Trump wishes peace with Iran, eyes sanctions relief at ‘right time’

Washington, July 8 (UNI) Amid his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the US capital, President Donald Trump said that he has no wish to hurt Iran any further and wants to make peace, even expressing a willingness to lift the sanctions from Tehran “at the right time”.

“I would love to be able to take those sanctions off and give them a chance,” Trump said during his White House dinner with Netanyahu. “They want to meet and make peace. We have scheduled Iran talks. They want to talk,” reports Iran International.

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