washington – President Trump said on Friday he was “not happy” with the pace of progress in talks with Iran that have ended its nuclear programas the conflict continues to escalate between the management of military assets in the Middle East.
Speaking to reporters before leaving the White House for Texas, where the president will deliver a speech on energy, Mr. Trump said he has not decided whether he will approve it or not. strikes against Iranbut he said he was not happy with the way the Iranians had negotiated.
“I am not happy that they are not willing to give us what we should have,” he said. “I’m not happy about that, we’ll see what happens. We’ll talk later.”
Mr. Trump said there is “always a risk” of a drawn-out war with the Iranians, and reiterated that they cannot get a nuclear weapon.
“It would be nice if we could do it without that [the military]but sometimes you have to do it,” he said. “We have the largest military in the entire world. There is nothing nearby. I’d rather not use it, but sometimes you have to use it.”
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump, met with Iranian negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday for talks initiated by Oman aimed at avoiding a possible US military attack. Although Middle Eastern countries have warned that the strikes could lead to major international conflicts, the president has overseen a the formation of armies, which he called the “armada” of the sea, which includes military jets, two aircraft carriers and guided missile destroyers in the region.
On Friday, the State Department authorized non-emergency personnel and their family members to leave Israel “due to security risks.” It also announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the country next week to discuss “a list of regional priorities,” including Iran.
Neither the White House nor Witkoff and Kushner provided a reading of Thursday’s talks in Geneva. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, who led the Iranian delegation, said after the meeting that “perhaps there was more tension on both sides than before, with the aim of reaching a negotiated solution.” He said there will be a fourth round of negotiations next week.
Vice President JD Vance told the Washington Post on Thursday that the president is still considering strikes to “make sure Iran doesn’t get a nuclear weapon.” But he said there is “no chance” that the US will be involved in a multi-year war in the Middle East “with no end.”
Talks between the US and Tehran over its nuclear program come after months The US strikes three of Iran’s nuclear sites last June. Mr. Trump said in his State of the Union Address He said on Tuesday that the strikes “ended Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” but said Tehran wanted to “start it all over again.”
The president said he likes the diplomatic decision in the ongoing conflict with Iran but will use the military if he decides it is necessary to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
“My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the leading sponsor of terrorism in the world, which is so far, to have a nuclear weapon,” said Mr. Trump while speaking at a meeting of Congress. “You won’t allow that.”
