During Oval Office remarks with the UAE foreign minister, Trump also addresses prospective peace deals between Israel and additional, unnamed Arab states.
He says some of the accords could be announced before the November US election.
“It’s just a matter of getting it done,” says Trump.
The US president also affirms his intention to forge a new nuclear deal with Iran, which he also claims would happen in a very short time.
On the Palestinians, Trump says: “Well I think they see what’s happening.”
He notes his decision to end US aid to the Palestinians, because “we were not being treated properly, there were not saying nice things. For many years.”
“We’ve been given very strong signals that they’d like to be a part of what’s happening,” says Trump, referring to the peace deals.
But he says other “very important” countries in the Middle East will make peace with Israel first.
“They’d be here today frankly, if we wanted them,” he adds.
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