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President Donald Trump has downplayed the necessity of reaching a new nuclear agreement with Iran, arguing that recent US and Israeli strikes have effectively derailed Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.

Getting into it: While speaking to reporters at the NATO summit, President Trump downplayed the importance of negotiating a new nuclear agreement with Iran despite announcing that the US would engage in talks with Iranian officials the following week. “We may sign an agreement. To me, I don’t think it’s that necessary,” Trump said, noting that military strikes had already neutralized the threat. “We destroyed the nuclear. It’s blown up, to Kingdom Come, so I don’t feel strongly about it,” he added.

Trump indicated that the US might still request a written assurance from Iran, saying, “I could get a statement that they’re not going to go nuclear—we’re probably going to ask for that—but they’re not going to be doing it anyway.”

A few days back, Iranian officials rejected the idea of renewed talks under current conditions, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stating that Iran was ready to consider diplomacy “only once Israel’s aggression is stopped.” He also argued that Iran’s nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and warned that continued military pressure undermines any chance of negotiation.

This all comes as the ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding. Brokered by the Trump administration and personally enforced by President Trump amid fears it would collapse, the truce has allowed Israelis and Iranians to return to normal life. Since the ceasefire, both nations have claimed victory.