Donald Trump addressed a series of issues that were — or were not — discussed with Xi Jinping during his two-day trip to Beijing, answering reporters’ questions aboard Air Force One on his return flight to the United States.

The U.S. president spoke about Iran’s nuclear program, did not rule out a new military operation, referred to the Taiwan issue, and also commented on tariffs.

Specifically, Trump said he would accept a suspension of Iran’s nuclear program for 20 years, provided Tehran’s commitment was “real,” while also leaving open the possibility of new U.S. military operations in the country.

“I would be fine with that, as long as the commitment is real,” the American president reportedly said, adding that the U.S. may need to return to Iran to do “a little cleanup work,” without providing further details.

“We have essentially wiped out their armed forces. We may need to do a little cleanup work because we had about a one-month ceasefire, that’s how I’d describe it,” he said.

Trump also claimed that the United States agreed to the ceasefire mainly due to pressure from other countries, specifically Pakistan. “I wasn’t really in favor of it, but we did it as a favor to Pakistan,” he stated.

At the same time, the U.S. president dismissed reports suggesting Iran still retains a large portion of its missile launchers, calling them “fake news.” “We were hitting them like piñatas,” he told reporters.

“The missile launchers have largely disappeared,” he added, noting that the U.S. could quickly destroy any remaining launchers in the event of another intervention in Iran.

No commitments on Taiwan

Elsewhere in his remarks, Trump said he made “no commitments in any direction” regarding Taiwan during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, following Beijing’s warning that mishandling the issue could lead to conflict between the two countries.

“He feels very strongly about Taiwan. I made no commitments in any direction,” Trump said. When asked whether Xi implied there was a risk of conflict with the United States over Taiwan, Trump downplayed the possibility.

“I don’t think there’s a conflict, aside from the fact that we don’t need their power, we don’t need Taiwan,” he said. “We discussed Taiwan, the entire issue of arms sales, in great detail actually, and I will make decisions. But you know, the last thing we need right now is a war 9,500 miles away,” he added.

The American president also left open the question of future U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. “I’ll make a decision,” he replied when asked about the matter.

At the same time, Trump revealed that he and Xi did not discuss tariffs during their two days of talks.

“We didn’t discuss tariffs,” he said. “They are paying tariffs. They are paying substantial tariffs, but we didn’t discuss it. It never even came up,” he added.

U.S. and Chinese trade envoys had met earlier in South Korea where, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, they held positive discussions just hours before Trump arrived in Beijing. Following the two leaders’ previous meeting in South Korea last October, Trump had reduced the overall tariff level on Chinese goods to 47%.

Possible lifting of sanctions on Chinese companies buying Iranian oil

The U.S. president also said he is considering lifting sanctions on Chinese companies purchasing oil from Iran, as the war and turbulence in energy markets continue.

“I’ll make a decision within the next few days. We discussed it,” he told reporters on his return from the state visit to China.

When asked whether Xi committed to pressuring Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump replied: “I don’t ask for favors, because when you ask for favors, you have to give favors back.”

He added that he believes Xi wants the Strait to remain open, noting that China imports a significant portion of its oil from the Gulf.

At the same time, he argued that the United States “gets nothing” from the region and “doesn’t need it.”