Iran warns Trump it will never give up nuke programme as WW3 fears soar | World | News
Iran issued a harsh warning to Donald Trump after the tension between the two powers reached new levels. Tehran has promised Washington it will never give up its nuclear program after months of pressure from the White House and its allies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who announced that the nuclear mission will continue even if a war breaks out, warned the USA: “Iran paid a heavy price for its peaceful nuclear program and uranium enrichment.” Immediately after meeting US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman, the minister added: “Why are we so insistent on enrichment and refusing to give it up even if a war is imposed on us? Because no one has the right to dictate our behavior.”
“I believe that the secret of the strength of the Islamic Republic of Iran lies in its ability to stand against the tyranny, domination and oppression of others.
“Even though we are not after the atomic bomb, they are afraid of our atomic bomb. Our atomic bomb is the power to say no to the great powers.”
Tehran has long claimed that its nuclear program is peaceful and based on energy rather than weapons. The International Atomic Energy Agency claimed that they had bomb search programs until 2003.
The US president has repeatedly tried to use force to force Iran to come to the table on the nuclear deal.
Donald Trump He claimed that a “massive navy” in the Gulf, led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, was “ready, willing and able” to carry out its mission “with speed and fierceness” if necessary.
Trump called on Tehran to return to talks and reach what he called a “fair and equitable deal” to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons, warning that time was “really of the essence.”
He also referred to the US’s previous military operation against Iran, saying any future attack would be “much worse”.
Despite the threats, Iran continued its atomic work and reached the 60 percent purity limit in its uranium enrichment program, becoming the only unarmed state to achieve this goal; but weapons-grade enrichment still requires 90 percent.
Despite recent talks signaling progress, Araghchi’s latest statements have brought this issue to the fore.
Following the Oman summit, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said: “Dialogue has always been our strategy for a peaceful solution. The Iranian nation has always responded to respect with respect, but does not tolerate the language of force.”
