Trump: "Only the US and China can take Iranian uranium". Pentagon: "So far the war …

Donald Trump is increasingly frustrated by the way theIran is managing the negotiations to end the war, so much so that some of the American president’s collaborators believe that in these hours Trump himself is seriously considering the resumption of military operations against Teheran after having branded the Iranian response to the US proposals as “unacceptable rubbish” and having said that the cease-fire between the two countries is hanging by a thread. This is reported by Cnn citing sources familiar with the dossier.

Trump has grown impatient with the continued shutdown of the Strait of Hormuzas well as what he perceives as a split in the Iranian leadership that prevents Tehran from making substantive concessions on nuclear talks.

Pressure from the Pentagon

For some officials of the Pentagon – CNN always reports – the situation can only be resolved with a more aggressive approach which translates into putting pressure on the Iranians at the table, accompanying it all with some targeted attacks that can further weaken Tehran’s position. The Pentagon also states that “so far the war against Iran has cost the United States 29 billion dollars”.

Diplomatic line in the administration

But, within theTrump administrationthere are also the positions of those who continue to urge one diplomatic solutionperhaps demanding that Pakistani mediators also be much more direct in their communications with the Iranians. Some officials of the US president have long been wondering whether or not the Pakistanis are aggressively conveying Trump’s discontent with the progress of the talks.

Warning from Tehran

Meanwhile, Iran – through the speaker of parliament Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf – made it known that he was ready to “teach a lesson” in the event of an attack. Replying to Trump, Ghalibaf said on social media that “ours armed forces they are ready to respond and teach a lesson for any aggression. Bad strategy and bad decisions always lead to bad results. The world already knows. There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as outlined in the 14 point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one failure after another.”

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18.03 Trump, only the USA or China can take their uranium

US President Donald Trump has said that only Washington or Beijing can recover Iranian nuclear material, provided Tehran agrees to hand it over.
Asked by right-wing radio host Sid Rosenberg, a supporter of the war, about the possibility of preventing Iran from continuing its uranium enrichment and building a nuclear weapon, Trump replied: “One hundred percent. They will stop.”
The US president added: “The Iranians told me… they told me we’re going to get the powder,” referring to Tehran’s remaining nuclear material, which Trump calls “nuclear dust.” “The problem is that the only two countries in the world that can get it are us and China, because no one else has the equipment.”
Trump added: “We must not rush. We have a blockade that does not allow them to receive money. It is a very simple thing: we cannot allow them to have a nuclear weapon, because they would use it.”

4.41pm Hegseth, I will be in Beijing with President Trump

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he will accompany President Donald Trump on his upcoming trip to China, amid uncertainty over the ceasefire with Iran.
At a House hearing on the status of arms sales to Taiwan, Hegseth said: “The president is about to leave and I will be with him; he will make all the decisions on this matter.”
Trump is expected to depart Washington for Beijing this afternoon. Iran’s ambassador to China said Beijing “can be an important force in reducing tensions” between the United States and Iran.
Yesterday, Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is “in critical condition” and is “incredibly weak.” Hegseth said the U.S. military stands ready to resume operations against Iran if necessary.

3.56pm Trump, it’s only a matter of time; they won’t have nuclear power

“We destroyed their Navy, destroyed their air force. It’s just a matter of time. We have a blockade that doesn’t give them money, doesn’t allow them to make money. It’s a very simple question of policy: we can’t allow them to have a nuclear weapon because they would use it and it would be an unimaginable tragedy.” The American president, Donald Trump, declared this in an interview on the podcast Sid & Friends in the morning.

3.29pm Trump: direct contacts with Iran, no rush for an agreement

The American president, Donald Trump, announced that “direct contacts are underway with Iranian officials”. “We are in no hurry to reach an agreement,” highlighted the head of the White House.

15.18 Pentagon, so far the war has cost 29 billion dollars

The Pentagon says that “so far the war against Iran has cost the United States 29 billion dollars”.

09:44 – Tehran: if new attacks we evaluate uranium enrichment to 90%

“One of Iran’s options, in the event of a new attack, could be enrichment to 90 percent. We will examine this in Parliament.” The spokesperson of the parliamentary commission for national security and foreign policy, Ebrahim Rezaei, wrote this on social media.

09:39 – Iran: executions continue, hanged for armed rebellion

Iran has executed a man convicted of armed rebellion, the judiciary announced, in the latest in a series of hangings since the start of the war with Israel and the United States. “The death sentence for Abdoljalil Shahbakhsh, son of Jalal, a trained member of the terrorist group Ansar al-Furqan, was carried out this morning,” read the judiciary website Mizan Online. He had been accused of rebellion “for armed attacks against police stations and for belonging to the rebel group Ansar al-Furqan”, the authorities added.

08:26 – Pakistan denies having given refuge to Tehran planes

Pakistan has denied providing refuge to Iranian planes on its territory, as claimed by CBS. According to the American newspaper’s article, Islamabad had helped protect the aircraft from US attacks, an operation not compatible with its role as mediator. “Pakistan categorically denies the CBS News report on the presence of Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Air Base, calling it misleading and sensationalistic,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, “Iranian aircraft currently stationed in Pakistan arrived during the ceasefire period and are not linked to any military operation or security agreement.”

08:09 – Media: Trump calls for investigations into journalists for leaks

US President Donald Trump has asked the Justice Department to subpoena journalists who wrote articles based on leaks relating to the war in Iran. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal, which would be one of the newspapers targeted along with the New York Times and the Washington Post. According to sources within the administration, President Trump complained privately to Justice Secretary Todd Blanche last month that he promised specific subpoenas for reporters who covered sensitive news related to national security.