Global NewsPresident Donald Trump said on Truth Social Monday that if no deal is reached between the U.S. and Iran on its nuclear program, “it will be a very bad day for that Country and, very sadly, its people.”
Meanwhile, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived to port in Souda, on the Greek island of Crete, on Monday. which is also home to a NATO base. Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said Monday that pressuring Iran to unilaterally accept the demands of the United States will yield no results. Iran and the U.S. will hold a third round of nuclear talks Thursday in Geneva, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said Sunday, amid growing concerns about the risk of military conflict between the longtime adversaries. Iran said it had offered fresh concessions on its nuclear program in order to reach a deal, as long as it would include the lifting of economic sanctions and recognize Tehran’s right to “peaceful nuclear enrichment.”
Washington has also sought to expand the talks beyond the nuclear issue, to cover Iran’s missile program and its support for regional armed groups. Iran has publicly rejected this, although sources have told Reuters that unlike the missiles, support for armed groups may not be a red line for Tehran. Washington has also sought to expand the talks beyond the nuclear issue, to cover Iran’s missile program and its support for regional armed groups. Iran has publicly rejected this, although sources have told Reuters that unlike the missiles, support for armed groups may not be a red line for Tehran.
