said in an interview with Fox News, this Saturday, 30, that he is close to closing an agreement with Iran to end the war that began on February 28, when the USA and Israel began bombing the Middle Eastern country.
The other alternative, according to Trump, would be to resume military actions against Iran.
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“We’re going to make it (the deal) great. The other option would be to just go back and resolve this militarily. But the deal would be quicker. It’s probably better from a human standpoint,” Trump told politician Lara Trump, who conducted the interview.
Trump said a condition for concluding a deal was a guarantee that Iran would not have any nuclear weapons. According to the American president, Iran accepted the proposal.
“They initially said they wouldn’t develop nuclear weapons. I said, ‘But what if you buy them? Now they say I won’t develop the weapons or buy them under any circumstances. That’s a big difference.”
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The US president also said that the agreement will allow the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the main global oil routes, whose closure of ship traffic is negatively impacting the economy around the world.
But Trump said he is in no rush. And the negotiations are very tough. “I’d like to say I’m in a hurry because the deal would make gas prices plummet. But if we’re in a hurry, we won’t get a good deal,” said Trump, who, in a threatening tone, added: “We’re getting what we want. And if we don’t get it, we’re going to end it a different way.”
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US attacks cargo ship that would dock at port in Iran
Also on Saturday, the 30th, the US Central Command reported that the American Armed Forces prevented a merchant ship from breaking the blockade of Iranian ports by firing a missile at the vessel’s engine room.
According to US Central Command, the Gambian-flagged cargo ship Lian Star ignored more than 20 warnings from US forces overnight when trying to enter an Iranian port.
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With the action, the US armed forces prevented six ships from breaking the blockade. One of them was allowed to proceed. Another 116 ships were redirected, according to the US military.
The US launched the blockade of Iran’s ports on April 17 in response to the Persian country’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 7, while negotiations are ongoing on the possibility of extending it for another 60 days, a period in which the sides involved in the war would decide on Iran’s controversial nuclear program.
