Trump Says U.S. Is Negotiating With Iran: 'If It Fails, We Will Bomb Again'

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While Iran maintains that it is not engaged in any negotiations with the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that talks are underway and a deal could be reached. He also renewed his threat of military action if an agreement falls through.

Correspondent Jeon Byeong-nam reports from Washington.

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U.S. President Donald Trump stated that negotiations are underway with the Iranian leadership.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: They (Iran) requested a meeting through proxies and directly, and we are meeting. The only reason they want to meet is because we have hit them very hard.]

While expressing optimism about the possibility of reaching an agreement, he emphasized that military action would resume if the talks yield no results.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: If something happens, it will be a good thing. If it doesn't, we'll go right back to what we were doing two days ago (airstrikes).]

The U.S. military has temporarily suspended its attacks on Iran since the 24th.

Addressing claims that the airstrikes were halted due to a shortage of weapons, he attributed the pause to requests from mediating countries and said the following:

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: The Biden administration gave away too much to Ukraine. But we still have plenty of (missiles). We also have plenty of mid-tier weapons.]

The maritime blockade against Iran remains in place. The U.S. Central Command explained that it has rerouted 17 commercial vessels, neutralized 2 out of 4 ships, and conducted boardings on the remaining 2.

Responding to Trump's claims, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson countered, "While mediating countries can deliver messages, there are no ongoing negotiations with the United States," adding, "We will not let the United States unilaterally decide the timing of war and peace."

Additionally, the pro-Iranian Houthi movement claimed it launched a drone attack on a pipeline in Saudi Arabia.

Attention is now focused on the summit meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scheduled for tomorrow (the 29th, Korea time).

The meeting is expected to primarily address Middle Eastern security issues, including the Iran issue and the war in Gaza.

Trump stated, "Prime Minister Netanyahu and I have some minor differences regarding the war with Iran, but basically, we are on very much the same page."

(Camera filming: Oh Jung-shik, Video editing: Kim Byung-jik, Design: Shim Soo-hyun)
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