US President Donald Trump has announced that military readiness is being strengthened against the backdrop of tensions surrounding Iran and has not ruled out the use of force if negotiations fail.
“Elchi” reports that he stated this in an interview with The New York Post.
According to him, US warships are being equipped with the best weapons ever created.
“We are loading the ships with the best weapons ever created… If the deal does not happen, we will use it, and we will use it very effectively,” Trump emphasized.
He noted that it will become clear within the next 24 hours whether the negotiations with Iran will be successful. “We will know in about 24 hours, very soon,” he said.
It should be recalled that the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28. As a result, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of high-ranking officials were killed. Following this, Iran began striking targets identified in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, and Cyprus, where US and allied military bases are located, in addition to Israel. On April 8, Iran and the US and their allies reached an agreement on a two-week ceasefire.
It should be noted that the US-Iran negotiations will be held in Pakistan on April 11.