While expressing openness to a deal with Tehran, Trump has reinstated his "maximum pressure" campaign to isolate Iran from the global economy and drive its oil exports down toward zero.

President Trump said he sent a letter to the Iranian government seeking to negotiate a deal to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The White House did not release the letter or further describe its contents.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, something that was not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader