The United States is loading up the warships with the “best ammunition” if the peace talks with Iran fail, President Donald Trump said while speaking to The Post after Vice President JD Vance embarked on a visit to Islamabad.
“We’re going to find out in about 24 hours. We’re going to know soon,” Trump told The Post in a telephonic interview.
“We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made — even better than what we did previously and we blew them apart,” he added.
Trump warned of strong action if ongoing efforts fail to produce an agreement, signalling a hard line ahead of expected talks.
“And if we don’t have a deal, we will be using them, and we will be using them very effectively.”
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are likely to represent Iran in Islamabad. Araghchi had earlier maintained, even before the conflict escalated, that Iran has an inalienable right to enrich uranium.
Trump also raised doubts about Tehran’s position, suggesting inconsistencies in its messaging. “You’re dealing against people that we don’t know whether or not they tell the truth,” he told The Post.
“To our face, they’re getting rid of all nuclear weapons, everything’s gone. And then they go out to the press and say, ‘No, we’d like to enrich.’ So we’ll find out.”
Trump Warns Iran Has ‘No Cards’, Pushes For Negotiations
Meanwhile, in a post on social media, Trump also strongly warned Iran, saying the country has limited leverage and must come to the negotiating table.
“The Iranians don’t seem to realize they have no cards, other than a short term extortion of the World by using International Waterways. The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!” Trump said.
The upcoming discussions are expected to centre on Washington’s demands that Iran hand over roughly 1,000 pounds of deeply buried enriched uranium. Another key issue is the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
Trump has made it clear that restoring free passage through the strait is essential for any ceasefire arrangement.
However, maritime movement in the region remains limited, with very few ships passing since US strikes on Iran halted.
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