Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ ahead of more talks

President Donald Trump connected Monday erstwhile again reiterated that Iran indispensable wantonness immoderate anticipation of obtaining a atomic limb arsenic the U.S. prepares for much talks successful little than a week.

"Iran has to get escaped of the conception of a atomic weapon. They cannot person a atomic weapon," Trump told reporters from the Oval Office portion sitting alongside the president of El Salvador. 

"Iran wants to woody with us, but they don't cognize how. They truly don't cognize how," Trump continued. 

TRUMP TEAM HOLDS 'CONSTRUCTIVE' FACE-TO-FACE NUCLEAR TALKS WITH IRAN, WILL MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND

President Donald Trump shakes the manus of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele during a gathering successful the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Apr. 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)

The president confirmed the U.S. volition clasp much talks with Iran adjacent Saturday successful Italy, 1 week aft the archetypal talks began successful Oman. 

Details of the treatment stay nil, though they were seen arsenic a launching constituent arsenic Washington tries to negociate with Tehran to extremity its atomic program. 

Iranian authorities media reported that Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi "briefly spoke" unneurotic during the two-hour meeting, which suggests Tehran viewed the discussions positively fixed their archetypal refusal to clasp "direct" talks.

The White House likewise described the talks arsenic "very affirmative and constructive," though it besides conceded that "very complicated" issues stay unresolved. 

TRUMP DEMANDS DO-OR-DIE NUCLEAR TALKS WITH IRAN. WHO HAS THE LEVERAGE?

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi anterior to negotiations with U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff successful Muscat, Oman, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Trump has said negotiations with Iran request to hap "very quickly" but helium has not provided a circumstantial timeline connected however agelong helium volition let the diplomatic process to beryllium carried retired earlier helium turns to subject options.

The president has repeatedly threatened to "bomb" Iran should it not halt its ambitions to make a atomic weapon. 

But the grade that the U.S. intends to unopen down Tehran’s atomic programme besides remains unclear arsenic immoderate telephone for implicit disarmament arsenic Iran besides continues to beforehand its rocket programs. 

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has analyzed wherever Iran's atomic infrastructure is located arsenic Israel mulls retaliatory attack, Jan. 31, 2025. (Image provided by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) )

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"I'll lick that problem. It's astir an casual one," Trump told reporters portion comparing the extremity of Iran’s decades-long ambitions to make a atomic limb to the situation of ending Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine.

"I deliberation Iran could beryllium a large state arsenic agelong arsenic it doesn't person atomic weapons," Trump said. "If they person atomic weapons, they'll ne'er get a accidental to beryllium a large country."