US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will hold talks with Iran next week to discuss a potential nuclear agreement — but expressed skepticism about the necessity of such a deal, claiming Iran’s nuclear capabilities have already been eliminated.

“We’re going to talk to them next week, with Iran. We may sign an agreement, I don’t know,” Trump said at a press conference at the NATO summit.

“To me, I don’t think it’s that necessary… I don’t care if I have an agreement or not.”

Despite his dismissive tone, Trump confirmed the US will seek the same commitments it pursued in earlier negotiations prior to recent tensions.

“The only thing we’d be asking for is what we were asking for before,” he noted.

According to a report by CNN, Trump reiterated his controversial claim that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure has been dismantled.

“We want no nuclear, but we destroyed the nuclear. In other words, it’s destroyed. I said ‘Iran will not have nuclear.’ Well, we blew it up. It’s blown up to kingdom come, and so I don’t feel very strongly about it. If we got a document, it wouldn’t be bad. We’re going to meet with them,” the president said.

Trump also revealed that he discussed the possibility of a formal agreement with Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio shortly before the press conference.

He expressed confidence that Iran could be persuaded to sign a deal.

Rubio, however, struck a more cautious note, telling reporters the outcome would largely depend on Iran’s willingness to engage in direct talks with the US, rather than relying on intermediaries.

While the meeting signals a possible shift in diplomacy, Trump’s remarks suggest that even if an agreement is reached, it may carry more symbolic weight than strategic significance.