{"id":57004,"date":"2026-01-29T10:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/trump-urges-iran-to-accept-nuclear-deal-warns-of-harsher-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:48:05","slug":"trump-urges-iran-to-accept-nuclear-deal-warns-of-harsher-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-urges-iran-to-accept-nuclear-deal-warns-of-harsher-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges Iran to accept nuclear deal, warns of harsher strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking in a message on social media, Trump urged Iran to agree on a \u201cfair and equitable deal on nuclear weapons\u201d and emphasized that \u201ctime is running out\u201d for talks to take place. He referenced earlier U.S. military action last June as a warning, asserting that failure to negotiate could trigger more severe consequences.<\/p>\n

Trump also stated that a U.S. naval force, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, was approaching Iran, framing the move as part of U.S. pressure for diplomacy. <\/p>\n

Two U.S. officials confirmed that the carrier strike group and supporting vessels had arrived in the middle east amid rising tensions.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s response was firm. Iranian officials said they were ready to defend themselves and would respond \u201cimmediately and powerfully\u201d to any aggression. Iran reiterated that while it is open to a nuclear deal that ensures peaceful technology and no nuclear weapons, negotiations must occur without threats or coercion.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi clarified that Iran had not recently engaged with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff or requested negotiations, according to state media. Araqchi stressed that real dialogue must be conducted on equal footing and grounded in mutual respect.<\/p>\n

The warning from Trump comes amid a buildup of U.S. military assets in the gulf region following months of Iran’s internal unrest and a harsh crackdown on protesters. In previous clashes, Iran’s protests driven by economic and political frustrations resulted in significant casualties, contributing to heightened international scrutiny and U.S. pressure.<\/p>\n

U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have argued that Iran’s government is under strain and indicated that negotiations coupled with pressure could yield results. <\/p>\n

However, Trump\u2019s message underscores the increasing use of military threats alongside diplomatic overtures to compel Iran to halt its nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n

Analysts warn that if diplomatic efforts continue under the specter of military action, the risk of a broader conflict in the region could grow, drawing in other nations and impacting global security dynamics.<\/p>\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, saying that Tehran must \u201ccome to the table\u201d and negotiate a deal on its nuclear program or face a military strike that would be \u201cfar worse\u201d than previous actions if it refuses to negotiate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000101242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-57004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000101242,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1440x810_cmsv2_bfcf9989-272c-5ba3-91e3-70a25.webp","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/webp","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1440x810_cmsv2_bfcf9989-272c-5ba3-91e3-70a25.webp","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1440x810_cmsv2_bfcf9989-272c-5ba3-91e3-70a25.webp","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1440x810_cmsv2_bfcf9989-272c-5ba3-91e3-70a25.webp","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1440x810_cmsv2_bfcf9989-272c-5ba3-91e3-70a25.webp","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1440x810_cmsv2_bfcf9989-272c-5ba3-91e3-70a25.webp","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000101242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57004"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=57004"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=57004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}