“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 US 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 US president said he ‌viewed ⁠the Iran war as a success because the country’s military had been defeated. The conflict, which began with US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has upended the global energy market and ​has proven unpopular ​with Americans months ⁠before the 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 he has said in the ​past that the US would resume strikes.