President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States is holding talks with Iran and that he would rather reach a deal than take further military action, but Iran's deputy foreign minister denied that any talks have occurred.
Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump said the U.S. had been preparing to launch what he described as the biggest attack since World War II before Iranian officials asked for negotiations. He said he prefers a deal with Iran because he does not want to kill people, and he repeated his commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Iran's deputy foreign minister said Iran has not been holding talks with the U.S. in recent days, contradicting Trump's claim.