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US President Donald Trump claimed that American and Iranian officials would hold talks next week

The Hague: Despite Tehran’s insistence that it would not give up on its nuclear goals, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that negotiations between American and Iranian officials will take place next week, boosting hopes for a longer-term peace after a precarious truce, according to The Times of Israel.

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Speaking at the NATO Heads of State and Government conference in The Hague, Trump said that US attacks had “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear program and stated that he was not especially interested in resuming talks with the country. “I’m not sure, but we may sign an agreement. It doesn’t seem that essential to me,” Trump said. “The way I look at it, they fought, and the war is done.”

Iran hasn’t acknowledged any future negotiations, however. Following US raids on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend, an Iranian official questioned the US’s sincerity. According to The Times of Israel, the Iranian parliament also took steps to expedite legislation that would end collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Trump had earlier called the truce “going very well,” claiming that Iran would neither continue enrichment nor have a nuclear weapon. He said, “We destroyed the nuclear.” “To Kingdom Come, it’s blown up… Actually, we’re going to meet with them.” Additionally, Trump claimed to have requested US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to design a deal that Iran might sign.

Israel conducted attacks on June 13 against Iranian military officials, nuclear scientists, enrichment plants, and missile programs, according to the Times of Israel.

US attacks on important Iranian nuclear installations, including Natanz, Fordo, and Isfahan, followed on June 22.

Although Trump said that the United States and Iran will meet, it is unclear whether the negotiations would focus on the nuclear problem or a more comprehensive peace agreement, as White House envoy Steve Witkoff had previously suggested.

Trump insisted that the nuclear installations were “obliterated” and said that prior to the attacks, Iran was unable to transport enriched uranium. “The tunnels are inaccessible to you. It’s all crumbled and a catastrophe,” he said.
Trump’s comments were repeated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who described the Fordo site as “buried under a mountain, devastated, and obliterated.”

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, refuted claims that Israel pressured the US to launch an invasion. On X, Netanyahu’s office responded to a Washington Post article by saying, “The Washington Post story suggesting that Israel pushed President Trump into his bold decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites is nonsense.”

“Acted in the best interest of the USA based on the same intel we had,” he continued, thanking Trump for his “decisive leadership,” according to The Times of Israel.

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