US President Donald Trump said Sunday he does not care if
Iran agrees to negotiate with the United States after a senior adviser earlier
suggested the Islamic Republic would have no choice but to agree to talks.
National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien told "Fox News
Sunday" the Trump administration's "maximum pressure campaign"
was working, adding "Iran is being choked off, and Iran is going to have
no other choice but to come to the table."
In a Twitter post later on Sunday, Trump cited O'Brien's
interview and wrote: "Actually, I couldn't care less if they negotiate.
Will be totally up to them but, no nuclear weapons and 'don't kill your
protesters.'" A spokesman for O'Brien did not immediately comment.
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| President Donald Trump |
Former deputy director-general for safeguards at the
International Atomic Energy Agency Olli Heinonen told The Jerusalem Post last
week that Iran may be able to develop a nuclear weapon within two months from
the end of January.
In an interview to Fox News Friday, Trump said his Middle
East policy focused on preventing Iran from developing nuclear capabilities.
“I don’t want people having nuclear weapons because they’ll
use them. I don’t want people having nuclear weapons. That’s my biggest
thing," he said. "You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.”
The US withdrew from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) — also known as the Iran Nuclear Deal — in 2018.
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