Donald Trump vows to hit Iran ‘harder than any country will ever be hit’ | World | News
Threat is latest in long line from Donald Trump (Image: Getty)
Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran harder than any country has ever been hit before if a deal is not reached with the US. Mr. Trump told CBS News He said negotiators were getting closer to a deal and warned there would be consequences if no agreement was reached.
The United States and Iran are close to agreeing to a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the United States weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic. But the US President warned Tehran that failure to reach a deal would lead to “a situation where no country will be hit as hard as it is about to be hit.”
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Mr Trump has previously warned that ‘an entire civilization will die’ if his demands are not met (Image: Getty)
He emphasized however that the two sides are getting closer to an agreement, stating “every day it gets better and better.”
Asked what a deal that would satisfy both parties would look like, he added: “I can’t tell you without telling them, can I?”
Iran signaled “differences are diminishing” in talks with the United States after Pakistan’s army chief held more talks in Tehran and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in India that “some progress has been made” and “new news may come later today.”
Officials and diplomats expressed hope that a final decision on the draft prepared by Pakistan could be taken within 48 hours after both sides review it.
They said US Vice President J.D. Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner played an important role in closing the remaining gaps, and Qatar played a key role by sending a senior official to Tehran to support Pakistan’s mediation efforts.
Still, both Iran and the United States have emphasized their key positions and warned of risks of renewed attacks.
Iranian state television quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei as describing the draft as a “framework agreement”, adding: “We want it to include the main issues needed to end the imposed war and other issues that are of vital importance to us.”
“The details are then discussed over a reasonable period of 30 to 60 days, resulting in a final agreement.”
He said that the Strait of Hormuz was also among the issues discussed.
According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Mr. Baghaei said positions have been converging in recent days: “Last week, the tendency was to narrow the differences.
“We’ll have to wait and see what happens in the next three or four days.”
Mr. Baghaei said nuclear issues were not part of the current talks as Tehran sought to end the war before discussing its nuclear program, which has long been at the center of international tensions.
“Our focus at this stage is to end the war on all fronts, including Lebanon,” Baghaei said, adding that lifting sanctions against Tehran “is clearly included in the text and remains our fixed position.”
