Donald Trump says “Too late for Negotiations”
Donald Trump has pledged to continue the offensive until Iran’s missile program, navy and nuclear capabilities are destroyed.
Washington, Mar 3 (EFE).-
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran wants to negotiate but warned it is now “too late” for talks, arguing that Tehran’s military capabilities have already been devastated by US-led strikes.
“Their air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said ‘Too Late!'” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, alongside an opinion article in The Washington Post that backed the attacks.
His comments come as tensions surge across the Middle East amid ongoing US and Israeli military operation against Iran, which began Saturday.
The offensive killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and hundreds of others, according to Iranian official statements.
In an interview with The Atlantic, Trump said Iranian officials had sought to speak with him to stop the offensive.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani said Monday that Tehran has no intention of negotiating and denied that Iran had been preparing to attack the United States. His remarks followed statements by Trump and senior administration officials describing the strikes on Iranian targets as a preventive measure.
Tehran has responded with ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israel and other regional countries hosting US military bases, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
At least six US service members have been killed since the operation began.
The United States has closed its embassy in Kuwait and temporarily shuttered its embassy in Saudi Arabia amid the wave of Iranian attacks. Washington has also urged American citizens to leave 14 countries in the region, including Israel, Lebanon, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen.
Trump has pledged to continue the offensive until Iran’s missile program, navy and nuclear capabilities are destroyed.
He also warned that the main wave of attacks has yet to be launched and could come very soon. EFE
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