Trump made a statement on Iran

US President Donald Trump has said in an interview with the New York Post that he is willing to make a nuclear deal with Iran to "not bomb the country".

I would like to make a non-nuclear deal with Iran. I would prefer that to bombing it .... They don't want to die. Nobody wants to die," the politician said.

According to the Republican, if an agreement existed, "Israel would not bomb them."

He did not elaborate on what he could offer Iran, saying only, "I could tell them what I had to tell them, and hopefully they'll decide they're not going to do what they're thinking right now," he added.

The day before, Trump signed an executive order reinstating a policy of "maximum pressure" on Iran for the countries pursuit of nuclear weapons.

According to the IAEA, Iran has 200 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 per cent purity. This amount of material, if further enriched to 90 per cent, could potentially be enough to make five nuclear warheads.

At the same time, the Iranian authorities claim that their nuclear programme is peaceful.