US may take part in rebuilding Iran’s infrastructure, Trump says

Washington could become involved in rebuilding infrastructure in Iran that was damaged during the conflict, US President Donald Trump said.

In an interview with ABC News, Trump noted that reconstruction efforts would require enormous financial resources.

“Somebody's going to have to build all that infrastructure, new bridges, new this, new that, new power plants. You know, they're talking about a trillion dollars, probably more. And you know that's why we'll probably get involved in rebuilding, right, helping them rebuild,” Trump said.

Asked whether such an approach could be compared to the Marshall Plan, under which the United States provided assistance to European countries after World War II, the president answered in the affirmative.

At the same time, Trump added that Washington would “get half of their oil” under such an arrangement.

Speaking about the broader diplomatic track, Trump insisted that negotiations with Iran are actively going on and that "we're trying to finish it up." Trump said he wouldn't say it's "complicated," saying, "It's actually pretty simple. It's the one with the power wins. We have all the power."

By Jeyhun Aghazada