US President Donald Trump told NBC News on Thursday that he was "very optimistic" about reaching a peace deal with Iran soon... US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about reaching a peace deal with Iran soon, in a statement to American NBC. Trump said: "Optimistic that a peace deal with Iran is close." Trump added that if the Iranians do not reach a deal, it will be very painful. Speaking about Iranian leaders, Trump said: "Iranian leaders are much more rational and agree to everything they have to agree to." Trump confirmed that Iran has no army today, saying: "The Iranians have been crushed and have no army." Speaking about southern Lebanon, Trump said: "The Israelis are scaling back their operations in Lebanon, I spoke with Netanyahu and we will handle this matter calmly."
