Trump Says Decisions on Iran Response Being Made, Leaves Door Open for Meeting

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U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that a very big event will happen soon regarding the situation with Iran. Trump also left open the possibility of a meeting with the Iranian president.

Reporting from New York by correspondent Kim Hyunwoo.

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President Trump stated during a phone interview with a Fox News reporter on the 20th (local time) that he is in the process of deciding his response toward Iran.

Fox News reported that President Trump presented wiping out Iran, economically choking it, and reaching an agreement as possible options, adding that they had better behave themselves.

Regarding the possibility of a meeting with Iranian President Pezeshkian, who is attending the UN General Assembly in New York this week, Trump answered that the door is probably open.

President Trump is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on the 22nd, local time, and Iranian President Pezeshkian is scheduled to take the podium the following day.

This is interpreted as an effort to pressure Iran into an agreement by mentioning the possibility of launching another massive offensive against Iran while simultaneously raising the prospect of a summit between the two leaders.

President Trump had originally planned to spend the past weekend at Camp David, the presidential retreat, but shortened his schedule by a day and returned to the White House.

This has sparked speculation that there may have been a change in the situation in the Middle East.

Iran has repeatedly claimed that its terms have already been delivered through mediators and that the U.S. must keep its promises for negotiations to take place.

[Interview / Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf / Speaker of the Iranian Parliament]
Until the U.S. fulfills its promises, we will never return to previous negotiation terms or reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

At the same time, Iran warned that if the U.S. launches another attack against it, all U.S. bases and assets will become targets of painful retaliation.

(Photo: Yonhap News)
Reported by Lee Hee-hoon | Video by Kim Byung-jik
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