President Donald Trump issued a stern warning on Monday, declaring that the United States would swiftly destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities again if Tehran attempts to restart its uranium enrichment program, the Washington Free Beacon reports. “We wiped out [Iran’s] nuclear possibilities,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with U.K. prime minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. “They can start again. If they do, we’ll wipe it out faster than you can wave your finger at it.”
“For a country that just got wiped out, they’ve been sending very bad signals, very nasty signals,” Trump added.
Last month, the United States conducted heavy-duty “bunker-buster” bomb strikes, targeting Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, including the Fordow site, which Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission declared “inoperable.” The strikes reportedly set back Iran’s nuclear weapons development by “many years,” an assessment supported by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, who said Iran’s nuclear program is “severely damaged” as a result.
According to the Free Beacon, “Iran, which denies seeking to develop a nuclear weapon, has insisted it will not give up uranium enrichment, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in a recent Fox News interview. Araghchi also downplayed Iranian chants of ‘Death to America’ and denied any government-linked plots to assassinate Trump.”
Trump also mentioned that he has halted work on sanction relief for Iran after Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei condemned the U.S. and claimed a false victory over Israel. Throughout his terms, Trump has imposed extensive sanctions targeting Iran’s military networks, oil exports, and shipping as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear capabilities. He reiterated that Iran must realign with the international order or face worsening consequences.
President Trump’s message is clear: any attempt by Iran to restart its nuclear program will be met with immediate and overwhelming military force, following the recent successful strikes that significantly crippled Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
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