President Donald Trump indicated on Wednesday that he aims to pursue a “Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement” with Iran, aimed at preventing the country from developing nuclear weapons while enabling it to “grow and prosper.”

Trump shared his goal on Truth Social after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. At a press conference, Trump mentioned that the U.S. would take control of Gaza. In his social media post, the president also stated that he has no plans to take extreme military action against Iran.

“I want Iran to be a great and successful Country, but one that cannot have a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump wrote. “Reports that the United States, working in conjunction with Israel, is going to blow Iran into smithereens, ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED.

“I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper. We should start working on it immediately, and have a big Middle East Celebration when it is signed and completed. God Bless the Middle East!” Trump added.

With his post, Trump appears to be signaling an opening for Iran to come to the negotiating table after he signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on Tuesday to apply “maximum pressure” on the U.S. nemesis and deny “Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon.”

On Tuesday, Trump also said in the Oval Office that he “left instructions” for how the U.S. should respond if Iran assassinates him. Trump said it “would be a terrible thing for them to do” because “they would be obliterated.”

The president also fired back at a reporter who claimed that Netanyahu “wants” the U.S. to “strike Iran.”

“You don’t know what he wants,” Trump replied. “What do you know about anything?”

While the president expressed a desire to pursue peaceful negotiations with Iran, he suggested that U.S. troops might be used to take control of Gaza, noting that long-term ownership of Gaza could be a possibility.

“I think we will be a great keeper of something that is very, very strong, very powerful, and very, very good for the area, not just for Israel, for the entire Middle East,” Trump noted. “There will be jobs for everyone.”

“Everyone I have spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land, developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent,” he added.