US-Iran Talks Undecided, Trump: Don't Care If Negotiations Resume
President Trump stated he doesn't care if Iran returns to the negotiating table after talks failed in Pakistan. He mentioned the situation in the Middle East is 'holding up well' and emphasized economic blockade rather than military action.
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(Central News Agency, Joint Base Andrews, 12th, Comprehensive Foreign Report) US President Donald Trump said today that after talks with Iran in Pakistan failed to reach a consensus, he does not care whether Iran will resume negotiations with the United States.
According to a comprehensive report by Agence France-Presse, CNN, and The New York Times, Trump stated that the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is still 'holding up well' after marathon talks in Pakistan over the weekend failed.
Trump told reporters after returning to Washington from Florida: 'I would say the situation is holding up well. Their military has been destroyed, and their entire navy has sunk.' He added that the United States would implement a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz starting at 10:00 AM ET on the 13th (14:00 GMT on the 13th, 22:00 Taiwan time on the 13th).
Trump told the media at Joint Base Andrews that Iran might still return to the negotiating table. He said: 'I think Iran is in a very bad situation. I think they are very desperate.'
But he claimed he doesn't care, 'I don't care if they come back or not. If they don't come back, I don't care.'
The US Central Command previously stated that, at Trump's request, the United States would begin a blockade of maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports starting at 10:00 AM ET on the 13th.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned today via Fars News that any military vessel attempting to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be 'dealt with severely and decisively.' (Compiled by Tsai Chia-min) 1150413
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(Central News Agency, Joint Base Andrews, 12th, Comprehensive Foreign Report) US President Donald Trump said today that after talks with Iran in Pakistan failed to reach a consensus, he does not care whether Iran will resume negotiations with the United States.
According to a comprehensive report by Agence France-Presse, CNN, and The New York Times, Trump stated that the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is still 'holding up well' after marathon talks in Pakistan over the weekend failed.
Trump told reporters after returning to Washington from Florida: 'I would say the situation is holding up well. Their military has been destroyed, and their entire navy has sunk.' He added that the United States would implement a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz starting at 10:00 AM ET on the 13th (14:00 GMT on the 13th, 22:00 Taiwan time on the 13th).
Trump told the media at Joint Base Andrews that Iran might still return to the negotiating table. He said: 'I think Iran is in a very bad situation. I think they are very desperate.'
But he claimed he doesn't care, 'I don't care if they come back or not. If they don't come back, I don't care.'
The US Central Command previously stated that, at Trump's request, the United States would begin a blockade of maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports starting at 10:00 AM ET on the 13th.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned today via Fars News that any military vessel attempting to approach the Strait of Hormuz will be 'dealt with severely and decisively.' (Compiled by Tsai Chia-min) 1150413
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