OREANDA-NEWS  The United States will pay off the costs of the war with Iran many times over. This was stated by President Donald Trump, the recording was posted on the White House YouTube channel.

During a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One, the head of state promised that the United States would capitalize on the conflict in the Middle East.

"Venezuela. We paid off many times in that war. And the same thing will happen with Iran," Trump explained.

According to the president, the money raised from Venezuela will be used "to run the country," possibly for military purposes, if approved by Congress.

"Congress doesn't like approving money for the military. They like to give them to do things they shouldn't. But we get a lot of money, billions and billions of dollars from Venezuela. The same thing will happen with Iran. We're going to use Iran's money to pay for the damage they've caused," Trump explained.

Earlier, the president said there was a high probability of concluding a deal between the United States and Iran, as negotiations on it were already underway. According to Trump, "good negotiations" with Tehran are underway "already now." The head of the White House added that he had "enough time" to deal with the Iranian issue.