US President Donald Trump warned this Friday that the fleet heading to Iran is “even bigger” than the one mobilized against Venezuela, although it left the door open to a possible agreement with Tehran.
“Currently, a large armada, a fleet, is heading towards Iran, and it is even larger than the one we had near Venezuela. (…) We will see how events develop. I can say this: they do want to reach an agreement,” said the president when asked by the press in the Oval Office.
“They were going to hang 837 people. And I told them: If you do it, you will pay a price like no one has ever paid before. They backed down and I appreciate it.”he added.
Asked if he is giving Tehran a period of time to reach an agreement before taking military action, the Republican replied that “Only they know for sure.”.
“I don’t want to talk about anything that has to do with my military actions. But we have a tremendously powerful fleet there. We have the most powerful ships in the world. “We have the most powerful army in the world, by far,” said the Republican.
Trump assured Thursday that he is seeking an agreement with the Iranian government to prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to “stop killing protesters.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, showed himself willing this Friday to negotiate with the United States a diplomatic solution to the conflict over the Iranian nuclear program despite, he said, “Washington’s lack of goodwill in the past.”
