๐บ๐ธ U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he believes Iran wants to make a deal to avoid military confrontation โ ๏ธ๐ค, revealing that the United States has deployed a huge naval armada near Iran โ even larger than the force used during the Venezuela operation ๐ข๐ฅ
๐ฃ๏ธ Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump stated:
โWe have a large armada, flotilla โ you can call it whatever you want โ heading to Iran right now. Even larger than what we had in Venezuela.โ
โณ The comments came just hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is open to resuming talks with Washington ๐๏ธ, provided negotiations are fair and exclude Iranโs defense capabilities ๐ก๏ธ
๐ค Trump expressed cautious optimism:
โHopefully, weโll make a deal. If we do make a deal, thatโs good. If we donโt, weโll see what happens.โ
โ When asked whether Iran had been given a deadline regarding its nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and other issues, Trump responded:
โOnly they know for sure,โ adding that this message had been clearly communicated ๐ก
๐ข Addressing questions about reducing U.S. military presence, Trump remarked:
โThey have to float someplace, so they might as well float near Iran.โ
๐ Trump also cited Iranโs reported decision to halt executions of protesters as a sign that Tehran may be ready to comply with international pressure โ๏ธ
๐ง โI can say this โ they do want to make a deal,โ Trump emphasized.
โ However, the president declined to comment on whether the U.S. would repeat a Venezuela-style operation, where American forces captured President Nicolรกs Maduro.
โI donโt want to talk about anything having to do with what Iโm doing militarily,โ he said.
๐ฅ Bottom line:
Diplomacy is on the table ๐๏ธ, but the military pressure is very real ๐ฃ. The coming days could be critical as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to shape global geopolitics ๐โ ๏ธ
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