Trump pressures Iran for deal with ‘huge armada on the way’: ‘Time is running out’; Tehran hits back

Understand signs of imminent US military action in Iran United States President Donald Trump renewed his threats against Iran and stated that he is willing to carry out a military operation in the country if Tehran does not agree to close a nuclear deal with Washington, this Wednesday (28). ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp In a post on the Truth Social network, Trump spoke about the “huge armada” of the US that is on its way to Iran at the moment and recalled its recent action in Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro, who is imprisoned in New York. “A huge armada is on its way to Iran. It moves quickly, with great power, enthusiasm and determination. It is a larger fleet, led by the magnificent aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, than the one sent to Venezuela. As in the case of Venezuela, it is ready, willing and able to carry out its mission quickly, with speed and violence if necessary”, he wrote. In addition to citing his victory in Venezuela, the American president also recalled the major operation carried out by the US in partnership with Israel in Iran in June last year, when three of the country’s nuclear facilities were bombed. Trump said that a new attack on the country would be “much worse” and that “time is running out”: “We hope that Iran will come to the negotiating table as soon as possible and come to a fair and equitable deal – no nuclear weapons – a deal that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it really is essential! As I told Iran once, make a deal! They didn’t and there was Operation Midnight Hammer, a major destruction of Iran. Next attack will be much worse! Don’t let this happen again.” After the North American’s new statements, the official profile of Iran’s mission to the UN said that the country is ready for dialogue, but will not stop defending itself: “Iran is ready for dialogue based on mutual respect and common interests, but if pressured, it will defend itself and respond like never before.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters; Nathan Howard/Reuters Iran’s Foreign Minister denies that the US is seeking to negotiate Earlier, on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister stated that Tehran will not negotiate with the United States under threats. Aragchi also denied US President Donald Trump, who had said on Tuesday that Iran wants to negotiate and that the Iranian government had already “called several times”. In statements broadcast on state TV, the chancellor stated that there had been “no contact” in recent days with the US special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and that “Iran did not seek negotiations”. “Conducting diplomacy through military threats cannot be effective or useful. If they want negotiations to move forward, they certainly need to put aside threats, excessive demands and the posing of illogical questions,” said Abbas Araghchi after the United States deployed an aircraft carrier to the region. On the 23rd, a senior Iranian government official said he was preparing for the “worst case scenario”, including a “total war”, given the sending of the United States aircraft carrier to the Middle East. At the beginning of the month, Trump had already made threats against Iran due to the large number of deaths caused by the government’s repression of protests taking place in the country. He went so far as to say that help was “on the way”, but tensions eased after Iranian authorities dropped planned executions of arrested protesters. Last week, Trump said that American warships were being sent “as a precaution” and that he was closely monitoring the situation in the country. “We’ll see what happens,” he said at the time. According to activists, Iran’s bloody crackdown on protests across the country has killed at least 6,159 people to date. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and a United States Air Force B-52H Stratofortress performed joint maneuvers in June 2019 Brian M. Wilbur/US Armed Forces VIDEOS: most watched on g1 See the videos that are trending on g1

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