Summary
Donald Trump warned Iran of bombings or renewed tariffs if it refuses a new nuclear deal, echoing policies from his first term.
In an NBC interview, Trump said talks are ongoing but gave no details.
In 2018, he withdrew the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement and reimposed sanctions, prompting Iran to exceed uranium enrichment limits.
Tehran has rejected his threats. Iranian officials said they responded via Oman to Trump’s recent letter. Western powers allege Iran seeks weapons capability; Iran insists its program is civilian.
With literally zero evidence, mind you.
That aside, I might be preaching to the choir here but just in case, under the nuclear agreement Iran had signed they significantly scaled back their nuclear program in exchange for a pause in sanctions that lasted all of two years. They, in the long term, gained literally nothing out of the agreement because US secondary sanctions affect the whole world even if the EU likes to pretend it doesn’t.