US President Donald Trump said Monday evening that as long as Iran respects the United States, there will be no issue between the two countries. The remark, reported by N12, is his latest on the emerging US-Iran dynamic.
US President Donald Trump said Monday evening that as long as Iran respects the United States, there will be no problem between the two countries. The brief statement, reported by N12, follows weeks of Trump pronouncements on the emerging Iran accord.
In recent days, Trump has said the deal with Iran is progressing well, that Iran has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons, and that details of the accord will be published soon. He has also warned that bombing Iran 'will probably happen' if Tehran does not abide by the deal.
As The Zioneer reported since June 8, Trump has issued a series of sometimes contradictory statements on Iran — pledging unequivocal US defense of Israel if it strikes Iran, while also praising the emerging deal and insisting Iran 'behaves properly.' Monday's remark appears to be a softer, condition-based framing: Trump offers a benign outcome — 'no problem' — contingent on Iranian respect for the US. No details on what 'respect' entails were provided.
The context items in the archive are all rated BACKGROUND; no earlier bulletin directly matches this exact statement. This is the first time Trump has framed the bilateral dynamic so explicitly as a mutual-respect test rather than a nuclear-deal timeline.
2 developments
- StrongTrump to Iran: If you violate the deal, I'll do what I have to do
- StrongTrump: If no deal with Iran, US will take steps Tehran won't accept; insists ties with Israel 'excellent'
- DevelopingTrump says he can prevent Israel from striking Lebanon because 'they do as I say'
- StrongTrump: Iran deal details to be published soon; no sanctions relief until Iran complies
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