Trump says he needs to 'stop killing Iranian leaders' to find someone to negotiate with
US President Donald Trump stated he needs to stop killing Iranian leaders to identify potential negotiation partners. He also defended his administration's military actions against Iran and reiterated his commitment to preventing them from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Why it matters
It reflects a volatile shift in US-Iran foreign policy and the ongoing geopolitical tension in the Middle East.
US President Donald Trump has said that he needs to "stop killing Iranian leaders" to figure out with whom Washington can negotiate with, while reiterating that Tehran must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.Speaking at a campaign rally in Georgia, Trump claimed that Iran had lost its top leaders and military capabilities, making it difficult for the US to find anyone with whom to negotiate.“I gotta stop” killing Iranian leaders, Trump told the rally, “because I gotta figure out who the hell we're negotiating with.”“They don't have any airplanes, no ships, no anything, no leaders.
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