President Donald Trump has once again issued a stern warning to Iran, threatening possible military action, including strikes on nuclear sites, if Tehran does not halt its nuclear ambitions.
Speaking during a meeting with El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, at the White House, Trump declared that Iran was getting dangerously close to developing a nuclear weapon and vowed that his administration would not allow that to happen.
“They can’t have a nuclear weapon, and they got to go fast, because they’re fairly close to having one, and they’re not going to have one,” Trump said. “And if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it. I’m not doing it for us. I’m doing it for the world.”
When asked by a journalist if his warning included a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the U.S. President replied, “Of course it does.”
The United States, along with its Western allies and Israel, has consistently maintained a firm stance against Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
Back in 2018, Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Vienna nuclear deal – a multilateral agreement that placed limits on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief. Following that move, Tehran also gradually abandoned its commitments under the accord.
In a surprising turn, Washington and Tehran recently resumed indirect negotiations on a potential new nuclear deal, with Oman serving as a mediator. The next round of talks is expected to take place on Saturday in Rome.
Trump confirmed the meeting and voiced optimism, describing the issue as “almost an easy” one to resolve.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is scheduled to visit Tehran this week. Grossi, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said his trip aims to strengthen dialogue and cooperation as diplomatic efforts intensify.
“Continued engagement and cooperation with the agency is essential at a time when diplomatic solutions are urgently needed,” he wrote.
Iran’s refusal to fully cooperate with IAEA inspections and its ongoing enrichment of uranium close to weapons-grade levels remain key concerns for the international community.
(dpa/NAN)
