JAKARTA - President Donald Trump on Sunday said he hoped to reach an agreement with Iran, after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a US attack could trigger a regional war.
Asked about Ayatollah Khamenei's warning, President Trump told reporters: "Of course he's going to say that," he was quoted as saying by Al Arabiya (2/2).
"Hopefully we will reach an agreement. If we do not reach an agreement, then we will know whether he is right or not," he continued.
Khamenei said on Sunday that if the US attacked Iran, it would be a regional conflict. He likened the protests to a "coup" supported by the US and Israel, saying that the goal of the "insurgency" was to attack the centers that govern the country.
The United States has increased its naval presence in the Middle East after President Trump repeatedly threatened Tehran with intervention if Iran did not agree to a nuclear deal or failed to stop the killing of demonstrators.
Protests broke out in Iran in late December 2025 due to economic difficulties, turning into the most acute political challenge for Iran since the 1979 Revolution, which has now subsided.
Official figures put the death toll from the unrest at 3,117, while the US-based rights group HRANA said on Sunday that it had so far verified the deaths of 6,713 people.
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