US President Donald Trump threatened to use military action against Iran if it were to try and acquire a nuclear weapon, as negotiators are set to meet Saturday to discuss the stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
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Trump told reporters he would “absolutely” consider using military action “if necessary” during an event in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Trump added that Israel would “very much be involved, the leader of that”.
The president added that he had an internal deadline for the negotiations to yield results.
“We don’t have much time because we’re not going to let them have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “And we’re going to let them thrive, I want Iran to be great. The only thing that they can’t have is a nuclear weapon.”
The high-level talks set for Oman this weekend will be the first time since September 2022 that the US and Iran are taking part in formal nuclear talks.
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Trump did not specify who would conduct or take part in the negotiations, but said that he saw the Saturday meeting as “a start” of the process and that he had a deadline in mind for the discussion.