Donald Trump: There are two options for Iran, one of which is not a good option at all
In a press conference, Donald Trump announced two options for Iran as a result of the negotiations, and said that one of the options was not good.
US President Donald Trump, in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Norway held at the White House yesterday, announced Washington's efforts to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran. He considered the progress of negotiations with the Islamic Republic to be good, but also spoke of another option.
Trump said of the outcome of the talks so far: "I think we're in a good place on the path to a deal with Iran, it's going well and there's a lot of work being done. There are only two options, only one of them is going to go well and we may come to a very, very good decision and a lot of lives will be saved. But one of them is not a good option at all, at all."
Donald Trump, while emphasizing that any agreement must be ten times more verifiable, added: "If the agreement is set up correctly, we can ensure that Iran will not obtain a nuclear weapon."
US Secretary of State Mark Rubio also stated at the meeting: "No political leader in the world has worked as hard as Trump to stop the war, and that is why we are talking to Iran."
Iran and the United States have agreed to begin technical talks to design a framework for a new nuclear deal, but Iran remains committed to its nuclear program and wants sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear restrictions. The next round of talks will be held in Oman on Saturday, April 26, with more meetings to assess the progress.
