US President Donald Trump said that Iran cannot do anything pertaining to its nuclear program without approval from the United States (US), the Times of Israel reported on Thursday.

“They’re not doing anything without our approval… It doesn’t make a difference what they’re looking at. They’re not going to have a nuclear weapon,” said Trump.

“Now we will make a decision [on Iran]. Do we want to go further… and certify it… so that it will never happen again. I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible, but maybe I will have to. You will know soon enough,” He added.

Seperately, US President stated that a “very big” deal is in the works with Russia to end the Ukraine war. These remarks came after Trump had an unscheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House.

Market reaction

At the time of writing, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up 0.40% on the day at $90.10.