President Donald Trump warned in a recent interview that he is “less confident” that the United States will reach a nuclear deal with Iran amid ongoing negotiations between his administration and the Iranian government.
During an interview on Miranda Devine’s “Pod Force One” podcast, the 47th president was asked if he believed he could get Iran to make a nuclear deal, according to The New York Post.
“I don’t know,” Trump said. “I don’t know. I did think so, and I’m getting more and more — less confident about it.”
“They seem to be delaying, and I think that’s a shame, but I’m less confident now than I would have been a couple of months ago,” Trump added. “Something happened to them, but I am much less confident of a deal being made. I would have said a deal would be made.”
While Trump acknowledged that he is “less confident” about a potential nuclear deal with Iran, the president told Devine during the interview that there is “nothing final” with regard to Iran accepting a deal with the United States.
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Asked what would happen if Iran did not accept a nuclear deal, the president said. “Well, if they don’t make a deal, they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon. If they do make a deal, they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon, too, you know? But they’re not going to have a new nuclear weapon, so it’s not going to matter from that standpoint.”
“But it would be nicer to do it without warfare, without people dying, it would be so much nicer to do it,” Trump added. “But I don’t think I see the same level of enthusiasm for them to make a deal. I think they would make a mistake, but we’ll see. I guess time will tell.”
Last week, Iranian Supreme Leader Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected a nuclear deal with the United States that was proposed by the Trump administration.
According to The Times of Israel, Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh suggested during a press conference on Wednesday that Iran will target U.S. military bases in the Middle East if the nuclear negotiations are unsuccessful and the United States engages in military conflict with Iran.
Nasirzadeh warned, “Some officials on the other side threaten conflict if negotiations don’t come to fruition. If a conflict is imposed on us… all US bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them in host countries.”
