US President Donald Trump has said that he would prefer to make a deal with Iran than to get involved in a military conflict.

"Everybody thinks that Israel, with our help or with our approval, is going to bomb [Iran]. I would rather not have that happen. I would rather have a deal with Iran that would allow us to inspect [Iran's nuclear facilities], to observe," Trump said in an interview with Fox News.

"You can't let Iran get a nuclear weapon, and there are two ways to stop them [i.e. the Iranian authorities]: with bombs or with a piece of paper. I would rather make a deal that doesn't hurt them. I think they would want that, too," the US president is convinced.