"Pissed Off" At Putin, Wants To Bomb Iran (x/ @IvankaNews_ @Maximil01012914)
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump's weekend in summary: threatened Iran with bombs and informed an American journalist that he was "pissed off" with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine. Speaking to US news network NBC's Kristen Welker in an early-morning phone interview, Mr Trump was quoted as saying he was "very angry, pissed off" at the recent comments by Mr Putin criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's leadership.
The Russian president's suggestion that Ukraine should think about alternative leadership as part of any peace settlement was dismissed as counterproductive by Mr Trump. "If Russia and I can't come to an agreement on the cessation of bloodshed in Ukraine, and I believe it was Russia's mistake. I'm going to put secondary tariffs on all oil exported from Russia," Ms Welker reported Mr Trump as saying. Mr Trump, who has in the past called Mr Zelensky a "dictator," has had a rocky relationship with the Ukrainian president. The two presidents clashed during Mr Zelensky's recent trip to Washington, where Mr Trump criticized Ukraine's wartime leadership.
Mr Trump was said to have asserted that Mr Putin knew he was furious but maintained that he still had a "good relationship" with the Russian President. Mr Trump went on to say that his fury would cease if Mr Putin made the "right decisions" on Ukraine. Despite diplomatic efforts, Mr Trump's administration has been unable to broker a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine. Russia recently rejected a US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, while intensifying its military operations near Ukraine's northeastern regions. Mr Trump's planned secondary tariffs would hit any nation buying Russian oil, making it harder for Moscow to fuel its war effort. Potential victims are China and India, both of which are still significant importers of Russian crude.
Besides his verbal onslaught on Russia, Mr Trump threatened that Iran might be subject to military force if it refuses new nuclear talks. "If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing," Mr Trump is quoted as telling NBC. "It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before." The US pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal during Mr Trump's first term, and attempts at renegotiation have been unsuccessful. Trump reaffirmed that his government is still willing to talk but emphasized that Iran needs to show its commitment to curbing its nuclear activities. Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian replied to Mr Trump's remarks in a statement on state media. Eschewing direct negotiations with Washington, he confirmed that indirect negotiations, brokered through Oman, could carry on. "The supreme leader has also underlined that indirect talks can continue. We don't shun negotiations. Instead, it is their betrayal that has posed challenges to us thus far. They need to demonstrate that they are able to build trust when it comes to making decisions, and I hope this will come into being," Mr Pezeshkian told news agency .
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