'Will Attack Iran's Energy Infra, Kharg If...': Trump Issues Fresh Warning, Presses To Strike 'Peace Deal' To End War
Trump said on Truth Social that his administration “is in serious discussions” with Iran to end military operations, but he threatened mass destruction of the country’s energy resources unless a deal is reached “shortly.”
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Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Iran, amid claims that discussions are ongoing between the two countries, threatening that if Iran does get “serious” with talks and does not strike a “peace deal”, it may blow up the country's energy infrastructure, including electricity plants, oil wells, and Kharg island.
Trump said on Truth Social that his administration “is in serious discussions” with Iran to end military operations, but he threatened mass destruction of the country’s energy resources unless a deal is reached “shortly.”
“Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!),” Trump posted.
Trump's Back and Forth on Iran 'Peace Deal'
Trump has been reportedly pestering Iran to get on talks with the US, to put an end to the war in the Middle East, which has raged on for a month now. The war has shown no signs of letting up: Tehran struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery in Israel came under attack.
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Earlier, in an interview with the Financial Times, Trump warned that American troops could seize the country’s Kharg Island export hub, at the same time repeatedly pressing on that talks with Iran are ongoing, though Tehran denies negotiating directly. He has, at the same time, ramped up his threats, as more Marines and U.S. troops continue to be deployed into the Middle East.
In the interview, Trump said his preference would be to “take the oil in Iran,” a move that would require seizing Kharg Island, the terminal through which nearly all of Iran’s oil exports pass.
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“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t,” he continued, stressing, “We have a lot of options.”
The US has attacked Iran while in the middle of negotiations, once with the strikes on February 28 that started the current war and also in June.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Monday acknowledged Tehran had been given a 15-point proposal from the Trump administration, but said there had been no direct negotiations with Washington so far.
Earlier, Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, dismissed the talks in Pakistan as a cover to get more U.S. troops into the area. He said Iranian forces were “waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever,” according to state media.