Trump says U.S. has no immediate plans to strike Iran: report

U.S. President Donald Trump told the Financial Times on Tuesday that the United States currently has no immediate plans to launch military action against Iran.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump also stressed that if necessary, the United States is prepared to take military action again.

When asked about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hints that a strike could be launched later this week, Trump said that "I'm ready, we're ready. We're locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it".

Trump said that the United States and Iran are still negotiating through indirect channels over how to deal with Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.

He said that although Iran's nuclear materials remain buried beneath hundreds of tons of rock, the U.S. side remains concerned about its existence, and this is one of the issues the two sides continue to discuss.

Trump says U.S. has no immediate plans to strike Iran: report

The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Tuesday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.15 percent to 101.867 at 3:00 p.m. (2000 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1190 dollars from 1.1194 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3415 dollars from 1.3410 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 158.73 Japanese yen, higher than 157.91 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar advanced to 0.8209 Swiss francs from 0.8183 Swiss francs, and it climbed to 1.4003 Canadian dollars from 1.3987 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar rose to 9.7940 Swedish Kronor from 9.7807 Swedish Kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up