JAKARTA - United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his threats to use military force if Iran disagreed to end its nuclear program, saying Israel would play a key role in any military action.
President Trump said Iran should not be allowed to own nuclear weapons and if it refuses to stop development efforts, military action could follow.
"I didn't ask much, but they can't own nuclear weapons," Trump told reporters after signing several executive orders in the Oval Room.
"If it requires the military, we will have the military. Israel, of course, will be the leader. No one leads us. We do what we want," he continued.
However, President Trump declined to discuss when military action could begin.
"I don't want to be specific. But when you start the conversation, you know if it's going well or not. And I'll say the conclusion is when I think it's not going well," explained President Trump.
On Monday, President Trump made a surprise announcement that the United States and Iran were ready to start direct talks on Tehran's nuclear program on Saturday, warning Iran would be in " grave danger" if the talks were unsuccessful.
Iran, which has opposed Trump's demands in recent weeks, said indirect talks would be held in Oman, underscoring the differences between the two countries.
A day later, Iranian state media said the talks would be led by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff, with the intermediary of Foreign Minister Oman, Badr al-Busaidi.
The US and Iran are known to hold indirect talks during the term of office of former President Joe Biden.
The latest direct negotiations known between the two governments were under President Barack Obama, who spearheaded the 2015 international nuclear deal that Donal Trump later abandoned.
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During his first term in 2017-2021, Trump withdrew the US from the 2015 deal between Iran and major world countries designed to curb sensitive Iran's nuclear work in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump also reimposed extensive US sanctions.
Since then, Iran has gone far beyond the limits of the deal on uranium enrichment.
Western countries accuse Iran of having a secret agenda for developing nuclear weapons capabilities by enriching uranium to a high level of fissile purity, above what they say can be justified for the energy program of civilian atoms.
On the other hand, Tehran says its nuclear program is entirely for civilian energy purposes.
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