President also appeared to give backing to Japanese prime minister to mediate
The US does not seek “regime change” in Iran despite mounting Middle East tensions, President Donald Trump said on Monday, in dovish comments also praising North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un as a “very smart guy.”
He had earlier opened the door to negotiations with Tehran, saying “if they’d like to talk, we’d like to talk also”. Addressing the other hot-button issue in international diplomacy, Trump doubled down on his backing for Kim despite two short-range missile tests that sparked renewed concern in the region after a period of relative calm.
“Kim Jong-un made a statement that Joe Biden is a low-IQ individual. He probably is, based on his record, I think I agree with him on that,” said the president. In the morning, Trump, dressed in a dark suit and red tie, reviewed the Japanese honour guard and greeted dozens of Japanese and visiting US officials as a military band played.
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