Olusegun Ariyo
President Donald Trump has reiterated that Iran would not be allowed to have nuclear weapons, amid reports of uranium upgrades by the Islamic Republic.
The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently warned of Iran’s
Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Friday, the US leader indicated, “There will be interesting days ahead,” hinting at possible action against Iran.
The President noted that “Iran was stone cold broke” during his first term and when he left office, “and now they have a lot of money.”
“We’re down to the final strokes on Iran. We’ll see what happens, but we’re down to the final moments. Can’t let them have nuclear weapons,” he vowed.
Trump contended that he would have made a deal with Iran within one month after the “rigged election of 2020,” criticising former President Joe Biden.
“They were all set to make a deal, and when I lost (slurs against Biden), they said, ‘Let’s not make a deal,’” he said.
“He (Biden) took the sanctions off; they became rich under Biden. They went from having no money to having $300 billion.
“We have a situation with Iran, and something’s going to happen very soon. You’ll be talking about that pretty soon, I guess.”
Trump further said that although he was hopeful about a peace deal with Iran, he was not speaking “out of strength or weakness.”
“I’d rather see a peace deal than the other, but the other will solve the problem,” he declared.
