Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon

June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President ‌Donald Trump ​said ​Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme ‌Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things "work out".

"They've ⁠already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon," Trump told "Pod ‌Force One" in an ‌interview broadcast on Wednesday, while speaking about Iran.

Asked about Khamenei's involvement in talks with the U.S. on ending hostilities, ​Trump said, "He's involved, absolutely. ... I think they have a lot of respect for him."

Trump said he was hearing Iran's ⁠leader was not doing too well but was giving his approval during the negotiations. ​Trump added that he had not had "the privilege of meeting" Khamenei.

"I'd like to meet him. We probably ​will meet at some point, ‌depending on how it all works out," Trump said.

The U.S. president said he viewed the Iran ⁠war as a success because the country's military had been defeated. The conflict, which began with U.S.-Israeli strikes on February 28, has ⁠upended the global energy market and has proven unpopular with Americans months ​before November congressional elections.

"Iran's a big success," Trump said in the interview. "We'll see what happens. We're going to, we're working on a deal, and ‌that happens fine. If it doesn't happen, that's OK too. We'll do it the other ‌way."

He did not specify what that might mean, but has said ⁠in the past that ‌the U.S. would resume ​strikes.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu in Washington and Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Gareth ‌Jones)

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