WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday (Mar 30) with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran didn’t come to an settlement with Washington over its nuclear program.
In Trump’s first remarks since Iran rejected direct negotiations with Washington final week, he informed NBC Information that US and Iranian officers have been speaking, however didn’t elaborate.
“If they do not make a deal, there will probably be bombing,” Trump mentioned in a phone interview. “Will probably be bombing the likes of which they’ve by no means seen earlier than.”
“There’s an opportunity that if they do not make a deal, that I’ll do secondary tariffs on them like I did 4 years in the past,” he added.
Iran despatched a response via Oman to a letter from Trump urging Tehran to succeed in a brand new nuclear deal, saying its coverage was to not interact in direct negotiations with the US whereas underneath its most strain marketing campaign and navy threats, Tehran’s overseas minister was quoted as saying on Thursday.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated the coverage on Sunday. “Direct negotiations (with the US) have been rejected, however Iran has all the time been concerned in oblique negotiations, and now too, the Supreme Chief has emphasised that oblique negotiations can nonetheless proceed,” he mentioned, referring to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
