Remarks by President Trump Announcing Normalization of Relations Between Sudan and Israel | Eastern North Carolina Now

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: Four questions is too many. Who else?

    Q Armenia and Azerbaijan, are you going to play any role in that conflict?

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yes, we're talking - we're talking about it. We're working with Armenia. We have a very good relationship with Armenia. They're very good people. They're so dedicated. They're - they're incredible people, and we'll see what happens.

    Q Have you spoken to either leader in the last month?

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: I don't want to say. But we will see what happens. I think really good progress is made - being made with respect to that.

    Armenia is - we have a lot of people living in this country from Armenia - originally from Armenia, and they're great people, and we're going to help them. Okay?

    Q For the Prime Minister - sir, you mentioned a potential scenario in which Iran would be part of a peace deal. What -

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: No, I think, at the very end, Iran will be - yeah, I can see that. I can see that. Do you see that?

    SECRETARY POMPEO: Sure. Absolutely.

    Q Can we ask Prime Minister Netanyahu how he feels about that?

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: I would say that. Yeah, sure. Go ahead.

    Q Prime Minister Netanyahu, if you can hear me, Jeff Mason with Reuters.

    PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: (Inaudible.)

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: This is - this is Jeff Mason. He's got a mask on that's the largest mask I think I've seen. (Laughter.) So I don't know if you can hear him.

    But he wants to know about what you think - what you, gentlemen, think about - as I said, when it's all finished up and everybody is in the deal, I said that I wouldn't be surprised to see Iran be very friendly also. You have everybody unified, and I think that Iran will be in some way involved. And what do you think about that?

    PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: Well, I was beginning to say that when I spoke in the American Congress, I didn't say I was opposed to any deal. I said I was opposed to that deal because that deal lifted all sorts of restrictions from Iran and did not condition any change - require any change in behavior from Iran. So Iran essentially increased its aggression after the deal, rather than reduce it. You know, with ballistic missiles, with enrichment of uranium for atomic bombs, with all sorts of terrorism in the region.

    So I think that if a new deal is offered - and that's what I actually said when I spoke to the U.S. Congress: If a different deal was offered, it would be welcomed. I think that that will only happen if Iran faces - I would say faces strong opposition to its aggression of the kind that has been thwarted by you, Mr. President.


    If you're soft on Iran, you're not going to get peace with Iran. If you're strong against Iran and prevent it, as you just said, from achieving nuclear weapons, then I think they might come around to a better deal. A better deal, a real deal, I think, is something that no one will be opposed to, but so far, that's not been available.

    PRESIDENT TRUMP: When everybody is unified and this is all done, and it won't be in a long period of time, Iran will be, in some way, involved. If not part of the deal, they'll be - they'll be very happy. And you know what? They're tired of fighting, too. They're tired of what's going on. Those are great people, and they want an end to it. They want an end to it.

    In fact, if we win the election - they all want me to say "when," but I always say "if" because it's an election, right? If we win the election, one of the first calls I'll get will be from Iran: "Let's make a deal." One of the first calls I'll get. So they don't want me to win, and Russia doesn't want me to win either. You know, what's unique about those two countries: They both don't want me to win, and that's okay.

    But I think we're going to win, and I think if you start looking at what's happening in these states and the votes that are coming in, and the amount of votes that are coming in - and the great red wave hasn't hit yet; that hits in a few days. It's going to be a great red wave like you've never seen before. You're going to have a wave like you've never seen before. It's going to be all red, and it's going to be a thing of beauty.

    Have a good time, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.)

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