INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Donald Trump wants Iran to know that there will be “all hell to pay” if it does not abandon its nuclear program, his press
secretary told reporters on Friday ahead of talks on Saturday between U.S
and Iranian delegations.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s “ultimate objective is to ensure that Iran can never
obtain a nuclear weapon” and that Trump believes in diplomacy, but that “all options are on the table” if diplomatic efforts fail,
Reuters reported.
“But he’s made it very clear to the Iranians, and his national security team will as well, that all options are on the
table, and Iran has a choice to make
You can agree to President Trump’s demand, or there will be all hell to pay, and that’s how the president feels
He feels very strongly about it,” Leavitt said.
U.S
special envoy Steve Witkoff is set for talks on Saturday with an Iranian delegation in Oman
Iranian state media said Iran would be represented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi as
intermediary.
Trump in February restored his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran, which includes efforts to drive its oil exports down
to zero, in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon
He said earlier this week that if the talks are unsuccessful, “Iran is going to be in great danger.”
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