US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder has said that Ireland and the US have "similar interests" that are among key issues for the relationship between the two countries.
Mr Pudzer is in Dublin to discuss priorities ahead of Ireland's upcoming EU presidency, which is due to begin in July.
"I think one of the one of the key areas would be what we call deregulation, what you guys call simplification," he said on RTÉ’s Six One News.
"I've had a conversation with the Irish ambassador to the EU, and I know that simplification is going to be on the agenda.
"There are some regulations that I think we would, we at the United States would like to see simplified or eliminated, and I think Ireland has similar interests."
Mr Pudzer said that the war in Iran needed to be looked at in a "broader perspective", amid concerns that the war has caused damage to Europe’s growth potential.
"I think you need to take a look at the war in Iran in a little broader perspective. This was a pre-emptive move by the President of the United States to eliminate the potential for Iran to have a nuclear weapon," he said.
"I think it's certainly a better result to take some economic distress at the moment, than for a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile to head to Dublin or Rome or Cyprus or some other country that Iran decides to go after, because they're unhappy with the results they're getting in their particular area of the world.
"I think there are balances here that need to be made. None of that means that Europe shouldn't try and generate greater economic growth and prosperity for the people of Europe, but we do have to make moves that sometimes may impact the ability of Europe to grow and to prosper as we would like to see it."
Claims of global recession dismissed
Mr Pudzer dismissed claims from the IMF that the war would trigger a global recession.
"I don't think we're going to end up with a global recession. I think we're going to end up with a safer, more prosperous, better world," he said.
"I think we're going to end up with a world where the Strait of Hormuz doesn't hold the world hostage anymore.
"We're going to end up with a world where Iran is not threatening, either through its proxies or on its own, different countries, not only throughout the Middle East.
"You can take IMF at its word, or you can listen to what the United States has to say. President Trump said he believes this war will end soon, I have no reason to doubt him."
'Disappointment' in NATO over use of European bases
Mr Pudzer said there was "great disappointment" in the US that NATO would not allow them to use European bases.
"I think there's great disappointment in the United States with NATO not allowing the US to use the air bases that it has located in Europe to defend Europe, that it's invested billions if not trillions of dollars in, or to allow planes to fly over airspace that we freed in two world wars and have defended against the Soviets," he said.
"I think there's great disappointment in the US with that, but I think these things can be overcome, these are issues between friends that are inextricably intertwined the United States and Europe.
"Eventually we'll work these issues out. But right now, there's a readjustment of the relationship between the United States and Europe, and I think the war in Iran and NATO's reaction to that war are one of the factors that will determine how that relationship goes," he added.
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The ambassador said that Mr Trump was "doing everything he can to bring about peace in Ukraine".
"He's been very, very open about the fact that this is a war that he finds very frustrating, because he thought that he could end it sooner," he said.
"He thinks that he can get it ended if both parties, if Ukraine and Russia, act in good faith. He's doing everything he can to bring about a positive result."
'Solid criticisms'
Amid the US President levelling insults at a number of European leaders, as well as Pope Leo XIV, Mr Pudzer said Mr Trump’s comments were "made out of frustration".
"I think the relationship between the United States and Europe continues to go in a positive direction," he said.
"The President has made comments in frustration with the way some of our allies have reacted to his decision to prevent Iran from having a tactical nuclear weapon or ballistic missiles.
"Some of the criticisms that he voiced were very solid criticisms," he added.
