Iran's Foreign Ministry Abbas Araguchi said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's “maximum pressure” policy on Iran's nuclear ambitions was a “failure” during Trump's first term, and that was not so good during his second time. He insisted that it was not.
“The maximum pressure policy has already proven to be a failure, and if you try to revive it, it will only lead to another defeat,” Araguchi said.
The Tehran administration has made Trump's economic and diplomatic pressures perfectly effective; I sob hysterically Trump destroyed Iran's economy. Like May 2024, Iran Blamed President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash due to the crippling force of US sanctions – it was long after President Joe Biden took over shower Cash in government.
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Iranians have grown without a doubt Proficiency By avoiding sanctions, there was also a The harsh difference In Iran's actions between the tough Trump administration and the weak Biden policy. The Iranian regime has had more money in its pockets, destabilizing the Middle Eastern government, and actively sought to stack proxies for terrorists, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to Shiite militias in Iraq and rebels in Houthi in Yemen.
Araguchi also responded to Trump's comments that he said was “very harsh” about preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons and advising them to use carrots instead of sticks.
“If the main issue is that Iran should not pursue nuclear weapons, this is achievable and not a difficult issue,” the Iranian foreign minister said.
“Iran's attitude is clear, and it's also a member of the NPT and leader Fatwa who has revealed the issue for us,” he argued.
Iran's membership in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is not hindered by the regime developing A huge stockpile of uranium that is close to weapons, far beyond what is needed for peaceful purposes – and rejection Work fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
IAEA I said In December, Iran continued to enrich large quantities of uranium at the Fodau nuclear power plant near Tehran to a weapons grade threshold of nearly 60%.
“They have a nuclear program that has grown and is born in all directions,” IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said in December.
“Iran in 2015 has nothing to do with Iran in 2025,” he said. “Iran has begun production at a much higher level of production, meaning that it requires the amount needed to have nuclear weapons in a much faster way. So there is an escalation in this regard. But this is very worrying.”
Araguchi's reference to “fatwa” against nuclear weapons is the oldest dodge in Iran's playbook, an absurd claim that the Islamic Republic will not develop nuclear bombs. The point of speaking about nuclear weapons was very thorough. It was exposed Over the years, Araghchi must have wanted to try it again.
Iran's resistance last weekend defendant A government secretly develops long-range nuclear missile warheads under the cover of the space program.
“The administration is trying to buy time with European countries, and even indirectly with the US government. It aims to complete the current state of the arts program,” the government said.
President Trump on Wednesday I said He hopes to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran after rebooting the “maximum pressure” campaign. He also denied rumours that the US and Israel are planning to forcibly steal Iran's nuclear weapons program.
“I want Iran to be a great and successful country, but it is a country that cannot have nuclear weapons,” he wrote on the true social platform.
“The United States, which works in partnership with Israel, reports that “blowing Iran down to the blacksmith” is extremely exaggerated. I would much prefer a verified nuclear peace agreement that will allow Iran to grow and prosper peacefully,” he said.
“We need to start working on it right away and have a great Middle Eastern celebration when signed and completed. God bless the Middle East!” Trump concluded.
