President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States will hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program, with the Iranians warning that they are in a “great danger” if the talks do not succeed in persuading them to abandon the nuclear weapons program.
The President, in comments on the correspondents after their meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuShe said the talks will start on Saturday. He insisted that Tehran cannot obtain nuclear weapons.
“We are dealing with them directly and a deal is made,” Trump said. “Doing a deal will be better to do what is clear.”
When asked whether he would commit to military action against Iran if his negotiator could not reconcile with Tehran, Trump replied that “Iran will be in great danger, and I hate to say that.”
“If the conversations do not succeed, I think it will be a very bad day for Iran,” Trump said.
Iran’s mission at the United Nations had no immediate comment on Monday.
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Trump recently sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamnai, 85, called for direct negotiations with the United States because of its quickly advanced nuclear program. But Iranian President Masoud Bezishian He said late last month that Iran refused Trump’s expansion during Leave the possibility of indirect negotiations With Washington.
But Trump continuously called Iran, the main sponsor of Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi militants in YemenTo abandon its nuclear program or face an account.
“If they don’t have a deal, there will be a bombing,” Trump told NBC News in late March. “He will bomb unprecedented proverbs before.”
The chief Tehran envoy to the United Nations, Ambassador Amir Sayed Erbani, called on members of the Security Council in a series of messages to condemn Trump’s threats to bomb Iran.
Trump during the first White House period U.S. withdrawal From the teacher’s nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama.
Netanyahu says it supports Trump’s diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement with Iran, adding that Israel and the United States are sharing the same goal as to ensure that Iran is not developing a nuclear weapon.
The Israeli leader, known for his loud views on Iran and the previous calls for military pressure, said that he would welcome a diplomatic agreement similar to the Libyan deal with the international community in 2003.
He said, “I think this will be a good thing.” “But whatever happens, we have to make sure that Iran does not have nuclear weapons.”
Trump said the talks would happen “almost the highest level”, but it refused to determine the place of negotiations or who was sending him to sensitive diplomacy.
The Sultanate in the Middle East in Amman was an important channel for the previous negotiations of the United States of Iran, and it was among the last exchange of messages on reopening the negotiations between Trump and Asian.
Trump has announced plans for sudden participation, as Netanyahu visited an hurry to the White House – the second after a little more than two months – to discuss the customs tariff Trump Unleash countries around the worldThe Iranian nuclear program and the Israeli war Hamas.
When the United States is withdrawn from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, Trump announced that it makes the world safer, but it is also depth of its isolation on the world stage and re -doubts about American credibility.
The agreement, which also included Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia, raised most of the US and international economic sanctions against Iran.
“I think it will be different and perhaps much stronger,” Trump said about how a new deal may differ from those negotiated by Obama officials.
Trump and Netanyahu said they also discussed tensions with Iran, Israel Torke’s relations and the International Criminal Court, which I issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli leader last year. Trump fell in February The executive order imposes penalties on the International Criminal Court On its investigations from Israel.
Before meeting with Netanyahu, Trump made a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Egyptian President Abdel Fateh Al -Sisi and the King of Jordan Abdullah II. All the three leaders were major interlocutors in the efforts made to decline in tensions in the Middle East and put an end to the Israeli war.
The Prime Minister met shortly after his arrival in Washington on Sunday evening with senior Trump administration officials, Minister of Commerce Howard Lootnick And the American commercial actor Jameson Jarir, to discuss the definitions. Netanyahu met Monday with Steve Whitkov, Trump’s private envoy to the Middle East, before sitting with the president.
On customs duties, Netanyahu said that Trump confirmed that his government would move to erase the trade deficit. The US trade for Israel reached 37 billion dollars last year, according to the US Trade Representative Office. The trade deficit was $ 7.4 billion.
“We will remove the trade deficit with the United States,” said Netanyahu. We intend to do this very quickly. “
Trump indicated that in addition to the trade deficit, the United States provides nearly $ 4 billion a year – many of them in military aid. When asked whether he might be ready to reduce the rate of Israeli tariff, Trump replied, “Maybe not, no, do not forget that we are helping Israel a lot.”
Eitan Gilboa, an expert in relations between the United States to Israel, said he expected Trump to use the definitions as a lever to increase concessions from Netanyahu.
In the issue of Israel, these The concessions may not be economic. Trump may pressure Netanyahu to move towards the end The war in Gaza – At least through some temporary truce with Hamas that would stop fighting and liberate more hostages. Gilboa said that Trump hopes to return from his first journey abroad – expected next month to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – with some movement on a deal to normalize relations with Israel, which is likely to require major Israeli concessions in Gaza.
If he succeeds in moving towards strengthening relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this will be the weight of a regional diplomatic balance to pressure Iran, which is against it. Trump threatened new sanctions He suggested military action on its nuclear program.
In a preventive step last week, Israel announced that it is removing all the customs tariffs on goods from the United States, most of which are imported food and agricultural products, according to a statement issued by the Netanyahu office.
But the tactic failed, and at a rate of 17 %, Israel was one of dozens of countries that were slapped by definitions on the so -called liberation day in Trump last week.
Although Israel is a small market for American products, the United States is a major commercial partner for Israel. Many of this trade is intended for high -tech services, which are not directly affected by definitions, but the major Israeli industries can be affected.
The Association of Manufacturers in Israel estimates that customs duties will cost Israel about 3 billion dollars of exports each year and lead to the loss of 26,000 jobs in industries that include biotechnology, chemicals, plastic and electronics. The World Bank of Israeli Israeli GDP, a measure of economic production, is more than $ 500 billion per year.
“The damage will not stop at exports,” said Ron Tomer, head of the group. “It will frighten investors, encourage companies to leave Israel and undermine our image as a global center for innovation.”
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