""I don't want to use the word 'frustrated,' because he understands he has plenty of alternatives, but he's curious as to why they haven't...I don't want to use the word 'capitulated,' but why they haven't capitulated," Witkoff said. "Why, under this pressure, with the amount of sea power and naval power over there, why haven't they come to us and said, 'We profess we don't want a weapon, so here's what we're prepared to do'?""
""Trump dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups, with dozens of fighter jets and bombers to the region, and other military planes and supporting forces have been spotted flying into air bases in the Middle East. The US administration has been pressuring Iran to agree to curtail its nuclear program, which Tehran insists is intended for peaceful, civilian purposes, such as electricity generation. Washington, along with Israel and others in the West, has accused Tehran of intending to build atomic weapons.""
""Iran in 2015 agreed to a landmark nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers aimed at preventing it from developing a nuclear weapon in return for an easing of economic sanctions. However, it started rolling back its commitments after Trump, during his first term, withdrew the United States from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran.""
President Donald Trump questioned why Iran has not capitulated despite a massive US military buildup and warnings of military strikes. The United States deployed two aircraft carrier strike groups, dozens of fighter jets and bombers, and additional planes and support forces to bases in the Middle East. The US is pressing Iran to curtail its nuclear program while Iran maintains the program is for peaceful, civilian purposes such as electricity generation. Iran agreed the 2015 JCPOA for sanctions relief, then began rolling back commitments after the US withdrawal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions. A new round of talks is expected on February 26.
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