President Donald Trump said he sent a letter to Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, something not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader.Trump made the comments in an interview aired on Friday by Fox Business News, saying he wrote to Iranian leaders.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�ve written them a letter saying, 맥스카지노�I hope you맥스카지노�re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it맥스카지노�s going to be a terrible thing,맥스카지노�" Trump said. He later added that he had sent the letter 맥스카지노�yesterday맥스카지노� in the interview, which was filmed on Thursday.The White House confirmed Trump맥스카지노�s comments, saying that he sent a letter to Iran맥스카지노�s leaders seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. Trump made the comments in an interview that will air fully on Sunday.맥스카지노�I would rather negotiate a deal. I맥스카지노�m not sure that everybody agrees with me, but we can make a deal that would be just as good as if you won militarily," Trump added. "But the time is happening now. The time is coming up. Something맥스카지노�s going to happen one way or the other.맥스카지노�Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported on Trump's comments, citing the broadcast. However, there was no immediate word from the office of the 85-year-old Khamenei, who has final say over all matters of state.Since Trump returned to the White House, his administration has consistently said that Iran must be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons. A report last month, however, by the United Nations맥스카지노� nuclear watchdog said Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium.Trump맥스카지노�s first term in office was marked by a particularly troubled period in relations with Tehran. In 2018, he unilaterally withdrew the United States from Iran맥스카지노�s nuclear deal with world powers, leading to sanctions hobbling the economy, and ordered the killing of the country맥스카지노�s top general.Under the original 2015 nuclear deal, Iran was allowed to enrich uranium only up to 3.67% purity and maintain a stockpile of uranium of 300 kilograms.Iran맥스카지노�s accelerated production of near weapons-grade uranium puts more pressure on Trump as he맥스카지노�s repeatedly said he맥스카지노�s open to negotiations with the Islamic Republic while also increasingly targeting Iran맥스카지노�s oil sales with sanctions as part of his reimposed 맥스카지노�maximum pressure맥스카지노� policy.Khamenei in a speech last August opened the door to talks with the U.S., saying there is 맥스카지노�no harm맥스카지노� in engaging with the 맥스카지노�enemy.맥스카지노�However, more recently he tempered that, saying that negotiations with America 맥스카지노�are not intelligent, wise or honorable맥스카지노� after Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran.