United States President Donald Trump said on board Air Force One on Friday that he believes Washington will be able to strike a nuclear deal with Iran.

Trump stressed he is looking for a simple deal, noting the US only has one goal, which is ensuring Iran doesn't have a nuclear weapon. He claimed such an agreement would be good for Tehran as well as it would save it "billions and billions of dollars" since having nuclear weapons is "expensive," as well as "dangerous."

The US president added that the talks between the two countries are "coming along very well" and that he thinks Iran wants a deal. He also insisted he would "much rather" have a deal than the "other" scenario.