US President Trump has taken a firm stance against Iran’s nuclear program, declaring, “We’ve got a problem with Iran. I’ll solve that problem.”
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, he described the issue as manageable, saying, “It’s almost an easy one.”
Trump emphasized his position, stating, “Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
He expressed a desire for Iran’s prosperity but underscored a non-negotiable condition: “I want them to be a rich, great nation. The only thing is, one thing, simple, it’s really simple: They can’t have a nuclear weapon. And they’ve gotta go fast. Because they’re fairly close to having one. And they’re not going to have one.”
Warning of severe consequences, he added, “And if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it.” Trump framed his approach as a global necessity, saying, “And I’m not doing it for us. I’m doing it for the world. These are radicalized people, and they cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
When asked if “something very harsh” included a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump responded directly: “Of course it does.”
He also suggested Iran is exploiting past US leadership, remarking, “I think they’re tapping us along because they were so used to dealing with stupid people in this country,” implying Tehran is stringing the US along in negotiations.
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Any meaningful harsh measures against Iran risk a war with Russia and China, since they are allied with each other. If he want a war with Russia, he would have more support if he had Ukraine being the spark, and had NATO still on our side (at last report NATO was building up its forces, with at two NATO members concerned they might be a war with the United States in the foreseeable future).