Donald Trump said the United States would move into a particularly tough “phase two,” citing as an example the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities during the 12-day war started by Israel.
US President Donald Trump has threatened the Iranian regime with “very traumatic” consequences if it does not accept a deal on its nuclear program, which is expected to be concluded within a month.
“We need to reach an agreement, otherwise it will be very traumatic, very traumatic,” Trump said about negotiations with the Islamic Republic, at a press conference at the White House.
In the absence of an agreement, he added, the United States would move to “phase two”, which would be “very tough” for the Iranians.
Donald Trump once again pointed out as an example the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities during the 12-day war started by Israel in June.
Last year’s attacks targeted Iranian military officials, nuclear scientists and various locals, as well as residential areas in various parts of Iran. The United States joined the offensive by attacking three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Tehran of a potential US military response to authorities’ brutal repression of protests in major Iranian cities in early Januaryagainst the government’s management of the economic crisis, but also targeting the Islamic regime.
USA e Iran manifest opening to prolong negotiations
After an initial round of negotiations, on February 6 in Oman, Washington and Tehran say they want to continue discussions.
The United States insists on including the issue of ballistic missiles and groups supported by Iran and designated as terroristscase of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian territories, part of the so-called Axis of Resistance.
Tehran, in turn, wants to discuss only the nuclear programin exchange for a sanctions reliefand insists on acquiring the capacity to uranium enrichment for purposes that it designates as civil.
In a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister on Wednesday, Donald Trump insisted on negotiations, faced with the alternative of a military attack.
“No definitive conclusions have been reached, except that I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not an agreement could be reached,” wrote Donald Trump on his social network Truth Social, after welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.
The Israeli Prime Minister, in a statement, “insisted on the security needs of the State of Israel within the scope of the negotiations”
“The two leaders agreed to continue coordination and close contact with each other,” the Israeli leader’s office said in a statement.
Israel wants Iran to agree to limit uranium enrichmentreduce the ballistic missile program and end any support for militias in the region.
