“Iran should have signed the nuclear deal… How many lives lost?” criticism
“The Iran nuclear deal will be signed… If not, something will happen”,
Trump, President of the United States
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‘(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Jun-hyung = On the 16th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump urged people in Tehran, Iran’s capital, which is under intense airstrikes by Israel, to leave immediately.’,
‘President Trump wrote on the social media platform TruthSocial, “Iran should have signed the deal I urged them to. What a disgrace, and loss of life,” and he reiterated, “Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” followed by “Everyone leave Tehran immediately.”‘,
‘President Trump did not specify the intended recipients of this evacuation alert.’,
“It appears to be a de facto evacuation advisory to Americans who might remain on the ground, while also urging the local Iranian population to preserve their lives.”,
Tehran, Iran, under Israeli attack
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‘Previously, the Israeli military warned through X (formerly Twitter) in Persian, “As we have done throughout Tehran recently, we will conduct operations to attack Iranian military facilities in District 3 of Tehran within the next few hours,” advising local residents to evacuate.’,
‘Iranian media reported that the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster in northern Tehran’s District 3 was bombed twice.’,
‘Amid this situation, President Trump repeatedly expressed confidence in reaching an agreement in the Iran nuclear negotiations.’,
‘At a meeting with reporters on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit held in Alberta, Canada, President Trump said, “As I have stated, a deal (between the U.S. and Iran on the nuclear agreement) will be signed.”‘,
‘He further stated, “If not, something will happen, but the deal will be signed,” adding that “it would be foolish for Iran not to sign.”‘,
‘Initially, the U.S. and Iran were scheduled to hold the 6th round of nuclear negotiations in Oman on the 15th, but the talks were canceled after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.’,
‘However, President Trump continues to express confidence in reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran despite Israel’s attacks on Iran.’,
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