Iran Agrees to No Nuclear Weapons, Trump

Washington/Tehran-(Specail Corrspondent/Web Desk)-US President Donald Trump has said that Iran has committed to not pursuing nuclear weapons and indicated that a meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei could take place in the future if ongoing developments progress positively.

Speaking in an interview aired Wednesday on Pod Force One, Trump stated that Iran had already agreed not to acquire a nuclear weapon. He also confirmed Khamenei’s active role in the negotiations aimed at ending hostilities, describing him as a respected figure within Iran’s leadership.

Trump noted reports suggesting Khamenei’s health was not at its best but said the Iranian leader continued to endorse the negotiation process. While acknowledging that he had never met Khamenei, Trump expressed interest in doing so, saying a meeting could happen if circumstances allow.

The US president described the conflict with Iran as a success, arguing that Iran’s military capabilities had been significantly weakened. The war, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has disrupted global energy markets and drawn criticism from many Americans ahead of November’s congressional elections.

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Trump said Washington is continuing efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Tehran but warned that alternative measures remain on the table if negotiations fail. Although he did not elaborate on those options, he has previously suggested the possibility of renewed military action.

Earlier.An Iranian attack on Kuwait’s airport wounded at least 63 people on Wednesday, the health ministry said, with authorities earlier reporting one person killed. Health ministry spokesman Abdullah al-Sanad said 25 ambulances were dispatched at Kuwait International Airport, adding that “63 injured individuals were received and distributed among hospitals… This includes serious injuries… including head wounds, cerebral hemorrhages, amputations and injuries resulting from explosions.” An airport source told AFP that the death in Kuwait was an Indian national at the airport.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday claimed an attack against Kuwait, which it said was in retaliation for US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker and island. “In response to this aggression, the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, which hosts helicopters, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, were targeted with missiles and drones by the Guards’ forces,” the Guards said in a statement on their official Telegram channel.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he “would like to meet” Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, in an interview published Wednesday.
“I would like to meet him, and we probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out,” Trump told the New York Post’s “Pod Force One”. The attacks marked one of the more severe tests yet of a fragile April 8 ceasefire, that has largely held despite sporadic strikes after more than a month of war sparked by the US and Israeli attack on Iran.
Kuwaiti officials blamed the attack on the airport on Iran, whose Revolutionary Guards accused US forces of triggering the night’s sequence of attacks by targeting a communications tower on the country’s Qeshm Island, forcing it to respond. But, with Bahrein also complaining of an overnight drone attacks from Iran, the United Arab Emirates attempted to rally its Gulf neighbours in opposition to Tehran.”In light of Iran’s repeated aggression against the sisterly states of Kuwait and Bahrain, a firm, unified, and cohesive Gulf stance is imperative,” UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash posted on social media.
“This aggression does not just target one country, it targets us all.”Kuwait’s ministry of defence spokesman Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan described the airport strikes as “criminal Iranian aggression which resulted in significant material damage to the building and injuries”.