Trump had already threatened Iran with army motion a number of instances. On Wednesday he spoke sharply towards the deliberate return of the strategically vital Chagos Islands within the Indian Ocean from Great Britain to Mauritius. He wrote in his on-line service Truth Social that if the US have been to assault Iran if the nuclear talks failed, the American armed forces might need to make use of a army base shared with Great Britain on the Chagos island of Diego Garcia.
On Thursday, Trump gave Iran a 15-day deadline for an settlement. “Otherwise bad things happen,” he stated in Washington.
Negotiations are ongoing on the identical time
At the start of February, the USA and Iran resumed negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program with the mediation of Oman. A second spherical of oblique talks happened in Geneva on Tuesday.
In parallel to the negotiations, the USA massively expanded its army presence. To improve stress on Tehran, Trump despatched a second plane provider to the area.
The present negotiations are the primary because the 12-day struggle between Israel and Iran in June final 12 months. The USA intervened within the struggle on Israel’s aspect and bombed a number of nuclear amenities in Iran.
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