President Trump's recent letter to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei told Ayatollah he wanted to see a new nuclear deal “quickly,” senior administration officials told the post.
If Iran does not take his demands seriously, officials say Trump will ponder other options as the administration tries to stop the priesthood regime from acquiring nuclear weapons.
“President Trump has made it clear to Ayatollah Khamenei that he wants to diplomatically resolve the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, and if this is not possible, there will be other ways to resolve the conflict.”
In the letter, Trump specifically gave the 85-year-old Ayatollah a two-month deadline to cut down on the nuclear weapons program, Axios first reported.
Two weeks ago, Trump told Fox News “Maria Bartilomo” on “Sunday Morning Futures” that he had sent a letter to Khamenei suggesting that both countries engage in direct negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program.
“We can't have them with nuclear weapons. Something will happen soon. I would rather have a peace deal than the other options, but the other options will solve the problem,” Trump said.
According to Axios, the letter was given a special envoy to Middle East Steve Witkov to President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed.
It is not entirely clear when the two-month deadline has begun. The overture comes when Trump is trying to pursue peace in the Israeli-Hamas war as well as Russia's war against Ukraine.
Khamenei quickly denounced Trump's letter as a “deceit,” which aimed to portray Iran as an uncooperative country that refuses to negotiate.
Iran's mission to the United Nations then struck a more reconciliatory tone.
“If the purpose of the negotiation is to address concerns about the potential militarization of Iran's nuclear program, such a discussion could be considered.” It was declared in a statement.
“However, if the objective is to dismantle Iran's peaceful nuclear program to claim that what Obama was unable to achieve has now been achieved, then such negotiations will never be held.”
Former President Barack Obama's administration brokered the JCPOA with Iran (also known as the Iranian nuclear deal) in 2015.
The deal imposed temporary restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
Trump criticized the deal and withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, slapping serious sanctions against Iran as part of a campaign to maximize pressure on Tehran.
Iran denounced it in the US, accusing Washington of unreliable because it escaped from the deal.
However, Iran later granted the fllol provisions in the transaction, including launching one of the advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges at Natantz's facility. It has become publicly known 2020.
Tehran has also long publicly denied its pursuit of nuclear weapons despite its reverse Western intelligence report assessment.
US authorities argue in court documents that Iran planned to assassinate Trump during the 2024 campaign season.
Iran has been seeking revenge for the death of General Kasem Soleimani, whom Trump ordered to kill in an airstrike in early 2020 near Baghdad International Airport.
Trump claimed he explicitly directed his team to “eliminate” the administration if Iran killed him.
This Monday and Wednesday, Trump warned Iran to stop supporting Hooty terrorists in attacking ships in the Red Sea near Yemen's coast.
“All shots fired by the Hotelithis will be considered from this point onwards as shots fired from Iran's weapons and leadership, and Iran will be responsible, suffering from consequences, and those consequences will be disastrous,” Trump said. It was declared ominously True Social Monday.
