He also said Iran would only gain access to a proposed $300 billion development fund if it complies with the terms of its agreement with Washington, warning that any violation could trigger renewed military action.
Trump also said Lebanon’s president would visit the United States “very shortly”, likely within the next week or two.
Iran school strike
Asked about the US strike in southern Iran on February 28 that killed more than 100 schoolchildren, Trump said the incident remained under investigation and added that “nobody did that on purpose.”
Trump also said that the deal reached with Iran on Sunday could be signed “shortly”.
“So, the deal we reached with Iran on Sunday will be signed shortly, tomorrow, maybe the next day,” Trump said at a news conference from France as the G7 summit concludes.
He said the technical discussions on nuclear stockpiles will begin “immediately”.
“We’re going to start that immediately,” he added.
The president also hailed the deal, which he said ends the current conflict, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and prevents Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“If we didn’t do this deal, we could have dropped more bombs for another three weeks, two weeks, four weeks, or two years. You would never have the Hormuz Strait open. You would never have success,” Trump said.
The deal to permanently end the US-Israeli war on Iran and fully open the Strait of Hormuz, which was shut in retaliation by Tehran, was reached late Sunday.
The mediator, Pakistan, and Trump earlier said the agreement would be signed in Switzerland on Friday.
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