President Donald Trump says United States will not launch war against Iran

President Donald Trump told CNBC that the United States has achieved most of its goals in the ongoing negotiations with Iran and believes Tehran will accept nearly all U.S. demands. He emphasized that the United States does not intend to start a war against Iran for many years, adding that the American aim is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon rather than to change its regime.

Trump referenced the February 28 conflict that involved the United States, Israel and Iran, the June memorandum calling for an immediate end to hostilities, and the latest round of talks held at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan. He noted that U.S. B‑52 strategic bombers departed RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom on July 1, concluding the deployment that supported the earlier anti‑Iran operation.