US President Donald Trump has stressed that Tehran will never have a nuclear weapon.
“Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. That is not subject to discussion. They understand it and accept it, they just do not admit it publicly. They can say they disagree, but in reality they fully accept it,” the US president stated.
He added that the US armed forces are fully ready and equipped with the best military equipment, but Washington does not think the need to use it will arise.
“Everything is going very well. For six months we have not lost a single soldier,” Trump noted.
He also stated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to Iran.
“We are seeing positive developments toward the end of the conflict. I think it will end quite soon,” he said.
According to Trump, in military terms the conflict can already be considered over, and the US is simply maintaining the situation created, taking into account the wishes of neighbouring countries as well.
He also stated that Iran is negotiating with the United States and is doing so “very politely.”
Referring to the long-running conflict between the two countries, the US president stated. “That war began in 1979. We did not start it. They started it.”
Trump also claimed that at least 75,000 protesters have been killed in Iran, describing the country as a “brutal place.”
At the same time he stressed that he cannot guarantee anything.
“But if we are forced to return, we are fully ready and can act at any moment,” he said.
