United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran does not give up its nuclear weapons program.
Trump made the remarks ahead of planned talks involving U.S. and Iranian officials in Oman. Trump earlier this week said the talks would be “direct”, while Iran has described the engagement as “indirect” talks with the U.S.
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran does not give up its nuclear weapons program.
Trump made the remarks ahead of planned talks involving U.S. and Iranian officials in Oman. Trump earlier this week said the talks would be “direct”, while Iran has described the engagement as “indirect” talks with the U.S., the AP reported.
The U.S. and other world powers reached a long-term nuclear deal in 2015 that limited Tehran라이브 바카라 uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. But Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from the nuclear deal in 2018, calling it the “worst deal ever”.
“If it requires military, we’re going to have military,” Trump said. "Israel will obviously be very much involved in that. They’ll be the leader of that. But nobody leads us, and we do what we want to do."
The United States is increasingly concerned as Tehran is closer than ever to a workable weapon. But Trump said on Wednesday that he doesn't have a definitive timeline for the talks to come to a resolution.
“When you start talks, you know, if they’re going along well or not," Trump said. "And I would say the conclusion would be what I think they’re not going along well. So that라이브 바카라 just a feeling.”
Iran and the United States, under President Joe Biden, held indirect talks aimed at restoring the nuclear deal in Vienna in 2021. But those talks and others between Tehran and European countries failed to reach an agreement.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department earlier on Wednesday issued new sanctions targeting Iran라이브 바카라 nuclear program.
Five entities and one individual based in Iran are named in the new sanctions for supporting Iran's nuclear program. The designated groups include the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran and the subordinate Iran Centrifuge Technology Company, Thorium Power Company, Pars Reactors Construction and Development Company, and Azarab Industries Company.
“I want Iran to be great,” Trump said Wednesday. “The only thing that they can’t have is a nuclear weapon. They understand that.”
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian again pledged Wednesday that his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” and even dangled the prospect of direct American investment in the Islamic Republic if the countries can reach a deal.
The comments by the reformist leader represent a departure from Iran라이브 바카라 stance after its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, in which Tehran sought to buy American airplanes but in effect barred U.S. companies from coming into the country.
“His excellency has no opposition to investment by American investors in Iran,” Pezeshkian said in a speech in Tehran, referring to Iran라이브 바카라 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “American investors: Come and invest.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week said he supports Trump라이브 바카라 diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement with Iran. He added that Israel and the U.S. share the same goal of ensuring that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu, however, led efforts to persuade Trump to pull out of a U.S.-brokered deal with Iran in 2018.
The Israeli leader, known for his hawkish views on Iran and past calls for military pressure, said he would welcome a diplomatic agreement along the lines of Libya라이브 바카라 deal with the international community in 2003. But that deal saw Libya라이브 바카라 late dictator Moammar Gadhafi give up all of his clandestine nuclear program. Iran has insisted its program, acknowledged to the International Atomic Energy Agency, should continue.
“I think that would be a good thing,” Netanyahu said. “But whatever happens, we have to make sure that Iran does not have nuclear weapons.”
(With AP Inputs)