Trump seeks to reduce tensions | From Japan, speak …

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he was not seeking any "regime change" in Iran, despite the tensions, and badured Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, was a "very intelligent man", aware of the need to abandon the weapons. nuclear

After his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the US president appeared to be trying to reduce tensions on two of the world's most pressing geopolitical problems, despite a context of verbal escalation between US United and the Iranian government and recent missile launches by the North Korean regime. "We are not looking for a regime change, I want it to be clear, we are trying to make sure that there are no nuclear weapons," said Trump, referring to the Iran, adding that it "was not trying to harm" Tehran and was convinced that both parties could succeed. agreement.

Trump said yesterday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was a "very intelligent" man and aware of the need to abandon nuclear weapons to develop his country. "He knows that only bad things can happen with nuclear power.He's a very smart man, he understands it well," Trump said after a meeting in Tokyo with Premiere Japanese Minister Shinzo Abe. Trump has even seconded the North Korean leader in his criticism of Joe Biden, who could be his rival in the US presidential election next year.

Trump has also opened the door to the possibility of negotiating with the Iranian government stating that "if they want to talk, we will talk". Washington has decided to deploy another 1,500 troops in the Middle East. The tension between Tehran and Washington has been steadily increasing since Trump decided to unilaterally withdraw his country from the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program and impose new sanctions on Iran. However, the US president seems to support the idea that the Japanese prime minister could play a mediating role in this matter. According to reports, Shinzo Abe is considering the possibility of going to Tehran to negotiate.

"We'll see what happens, I know the prime minister is close to the Iranian leadership, nobody wants anything terrible to happen, especially me," Trump said before meeting Abe.

For his part, Trump was conciliatory with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, despite the two short-range missile tests conducted by the Pyongyang regime. In a message on Twitter, the president said Pyongyang had "launched small arms", thus minimizing the number of launches that triggered the alarm throughout the region.

Kim "seeks to create a country with a great economic power," said Trump, recalling that he saw a "huge economic potential" in North Korea.