‘Cannot have nuclear weapons’:Trump vows to stop Iran; US orders Iraq embassy exit

Donald Trump has reiterated his hard stance connected Iran’s atomic ambitions, stating that the United States volition not let the Middle Eastern federation to person atomic weapons. His comments came conscionable arsenic the US ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy successful Iraq, citing rising information concerns successful the region.Speaking to reporters astatine the Kennedy Center successful Washington alongside his woman Melania, the US president said, “They can't person a nuclear weapon. Very simple. They can't person a atomic weapon. We're not going to let that.”

Trump’s connection follows increasing tensions amid failed diplomatic efforts to scope a atomic woody with Iran. Despite 5 rounds of talks since April, nary statement has been reached, with uranium enrichment remaining the main constituent of contention. The MAGA main told a New York Post podcast released connected Wednesday that his hopes for a woody were fading. “I did deliberation so, and I'm getting much and much -- little assured astir it,” helium said, adding, “Something happened to them. But I'm overmuch little assured astir a woody being made.”The US State Department confirmed connected Wednesday that astir American diplomats were being withdrawn from Baghdad and Erbil owed to unspecified threats.

“President Trump is committed to keeping Americans safe, some astatine location and abroad. In keeping with that commitment, we are perpetually assessing the due unit posture astatine each our embassies,” the section said. It added, “Based connected our latest analysis, we decided to trim the footprint of our ngo successful Iraq.

”US defence caput Pete Hegseth has besides authorised the voluntary departure of US subject dependents crossed the Middle East, arsenic reported by Politico. Meanwhile, Iran’s defence curate Aziz Nasirzadeh has warned of a beardown subject effect if attacked. “All of its bases are wrong our reach; we person entree to them, and we volition people each of them successful the big countries with nary hesitation,” helium was quoted arsenic saying to Radio Free Europe.On societal media, Iranian overseas curate Abbas Araqchi acknowledged Trump’s demand. “That is really successful enactment with our ain doctrine and could go the main instauration for a deal,” helium posted connected X, but insisted a “mutually beneficial outcome” would necessitate the continuation of Iran’s enrichment programme nether UN supervision and the lifting of sanctions.The adjacent circular of talks is scheduled for June 15 successful Oman. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected a caller US proposal, calling it “100 percent” against nationalist interests.Separately, the US and European allies person submitted a solution astatine the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors, perchance referring Iran to the UN Security Council. If passed, it would people the archetypal specified determination successful 2 decades and could reimpose sanctions lifted nether the 2015 woody that Trump withdrew from during his presidency.Iran has warned that if the solution is adopted, it volition further escalate its atomic programme. The IAEA gathering concludes connected June 13