US President Donald Trump has warned that if Washington carries out fresh military action against Iran, the scale could be about five times larger than earlier strikes. In a telephone interview with a US television programme, he also said Iran wants a deal with the United States but is not saying so publicly. He did not say when any such action might happen or which targets it could hit, and the remarks come while tension between the two countries continues and diplomatic efforts toward a possible agreement are under way.
What Trump said about a renewed attack
Trump said that Gulf countries he had spoken with, including Qatar's prime minister, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait, prefer to keep the current military approach rather than see the fighting intensify. He said the United States currently sees no evidence of activity at Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran's nuclear programme, but that an attack there could be needed if Iran moved to act at the site. He repeated that Iran cannot be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, arguing that it could use them.
Trump's warning on Iran sits alongside more conditional remarks. In another interview, he said a renewed war was highly unlikely and that he would prefer a strong agreement to fresh strikes, with any decision depending on whether Iran signs one. He also said he was due to meet Qatar's prime minister, whose country is mediating between Washington and Tehran. The two sets of remarks point in different directions, and the sources do not show which course is more likely.
Iran's response and the wider picture
Trump also admitted that the war with Iran had harmed US interests, but he defended the decision to strike, saying the military action stopped Tehran from getting nuclear weapons. He said history would judge that decision and that he did not intend to widen the war. In the same remarks, he listed several reasons for alleged electoral losses for the Republican Party in the mid-term elections, which are held between presidential votes. The reasons he gave included the Iran war, rising fuel prices, anti-Israel sentiment and strict immigration policies.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran is ready to resolve its dispute with the United States through negotiations, based on mutual respect and diplomatic channels. Trump said Tehran is not expressing a wish for a deal in public, and the sources do not report any signed agreement or final progress in talks. Until a deal is announced or strikes resume, the statements from both sides leave the next step uncertain.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Trump ne khabardar kiya hai ke agar America ne Iran par dobara fauji karwai ki to woh pehle ke hamlon se takreeban paanch guna bari ho sakti hai. Unhon ne yeh bhi kaha ke jang dobara shuru hona mushkil hai aur woh mazboot muahida chahte hain. Iran ne baatcheet ke zariye masla hal karne ki aamadgi zahir ki hai, lekin abhi tak kisi muahide ki khabar nahi. Aam Pakistani ke liye yeh tanaza abhi tak qeematon ya safar mein tabdeeli nahi laya, lekin is par nazar rakhna zaroori hai.
