We condemn Iranian attacks on countries in the region in the strongest terms. Iran must refrain from indiscriminate military strikes. We call for a resumption of negotiations and urge the Iranian leadership to seek a negotiated solution. Ultimately, the Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future.
80% of adults express at least a moderate degree of concern that Iran's nuclear program poses a direct threat to the U.S. Of those, 48% are very or extremely concerned. Meanwhile, 56% do not trust Trump to make the right decisions about international military action.
I don't think a final decision has been made yet," said Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), one of a small group of senior congressional leaders briefed on the president's plans just hours before Trump delivered the annual State of the Union speech Tuesday evening before a joint session of lawmakers.
Donald Trump has ordered the world's largest aircraft carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East in an effort to increase pressure on Iran amid discussions over curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The USS Gerald R Ford and its supporting warships should take about three weeks to return to the region, where they will join the USS Abraham Lincoln, dramatically increasing the military firepower available to the US leader.
Iran's next nuclear negotiations with the United States are scheduled in Rome, aiming to limit their nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions.
Mr. Araghchi told Iranian news media on Wednesday that the shifting messages from Washington in recent days... were not helpful, but... we will participate in negotiations calmly.
