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There's always a chance of US taking military action against Iran: Trump

Trump said "of course" he'd be willing to talk to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

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US President Donald Trump | Photo: Reuters

Alyza Sebenius | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump said there’s “always a chance” of the US taking military action in Iran, though he’d prefer to engage verbally with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

“I’d rather not, but there is always a chance,” Trump said when asked about the prospect of conflict in an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. “I’d much rather talk.”

The comments come amid heightened tension between the two countries, after Trump blamed the Islamic Republic for recent violence in the Middle East and ordered 1,500 US troops to the region last month. The small deployment indicated that Trump’s administration wants to avoid fueling fears