By President Donald Trump signaled on Friday that a nuclear agreement with Iran could be imminent, even as his administration maintains its stringent “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump suggested that negotiations had reached a critical stage and expressed optimism about a peaceful resolution, while acknowledging that military action remained an option.
“It’s an interesting time in the history of the world. But we have a situation with Iran that something is going to happen very soon, very, very soon,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “You’ll be talking about that pretty soon, I guess. Hopefully, we can have a peace deal. I’m not speaking out of strength or weakness, I’m just saying I’d rather see a peace deal than the other. But the other will solve the problem.”
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The president also disclosed that he had sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urging Tehran to participate in nuclear negotiations or face potential military consequences. In an upcoming interview with FOX Business, Trump reiterated his preference for diplomacy while emphasizing that the United States remained prepared to take alternative measures if required.
“I want to negotiate a deal,” Trump stated. “Not everyone may agree with me, but we can achieve an agreement that is just as effective as a military victory.” He added, “Something is going to happen, one way or another. I hope Iran will choose negotiations because if military action is necessary, the consequences for them will be severe.”
Fox News noted that foreign policy experts have closely analyzed Trump’s rhetoric and Behnam Ben Taleblu of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies has cautioned that Tehran may be strategically prolonging negotiations while advancing its nuclear capabilities. “Tehran is attempting to entrap him, using prolonged diplomacy to undermine the maximum pressure campaign, weaken the credibility of an American or Israeli military response, and gain time to inch closer to a nuclear weapon,” Taleblu warned.
Trump’s remarks come just days before the 18th anniversary of the disappearance of former FBI Special Agent Robert “Bob” Levinson in Iran. The American. government continues to seek information on his fate, with the FBI offering a $5 million reward for his recovery and the State Department pledging an additional $20 million for leads on those responsible for his abduction.
The president’s renewed push for negotiations follows his administration’s continued enforcement of the “maximum pressure” strategy, which in February led to additional economic sanctions against Tehran, particularly targeting Iran’s oil exports. Trump has repeatedly asserted that Iran is progressing toward nuclear capability and has pledged to prevent it from acquiring such a weapon.
“They are in a strong position right now, but we will not allow them to develop a nuclear weapon,” Trump has said previously.
Trump’s predecessor, along with the rest of the Democrats, often found himself accused of bowing to Iran, including allowing an alleged spy in the Pentagon. During the last presidential election, an investigation revealed that a key adviser to Kamala Harris also had connections to the Iranian regime.
Last summer, American authorities alerted the Trump campaign of a human source who indicated that Iran intended to carry out a plot to assassinate the current president.
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