Trump calls younger Khamenei more rational, threatens to take Irans uranium by force: Not an endless war

President Trump expressed hope that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is “more rational” than his father as he reiterated his insistence that a deal with the Islamic Republic is “very close.”The president also rejected criticism that he has taken the US into another “endless war” and kept the possibility of snatching Iran’s enriched uranium by force a top priority.“Younger.I think more rational,” Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday when asked about how the supreme leader compares to his late father, the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.“Injured.

He’s pretty badly injured.So there’s a certain bravery there,” Trump said of Mojtaba, who was caught in the Israeli strike that killed his father on Feb.

28 and hasn’t been seen in public since the war in Iran broke out.After over five weeks of fighting, the US and Iran agreed to a cease-fire on April 8 and have spent the past two months negotiating a framework for a peace deal.Trump has been insistent that Iran surrender its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium, which is a few technical steps away from weapons-grade enrichment.

Other Trump administration officials have publicly insisted that the US should get Iran’s 20% enriched uranium supplies as well, though it’s not clear if that’s a dealbreaker for the president.“I think we’re very close.

We have a couple of points,” Trump said on the deal being negotiated with Iran.“They don’t even seem like big points.

They’ve conceded the fact that they will not have nuclear weapons.”Late last month, Trump sought edits to the framework being negotiated with Iran for a broader peace deal.Trump also stressed that the status quo “isn’t sustainable” for Iran as the US blockade ensures Iran is “losing $400-500 million a day.” Trump imposed the blockade on Iran in April in response to the regime wreaking Havoc on the Strait of Hormuz.“They’re strong.

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