Israel-Iran latest: Trump issues nuclear weapon warning to Tehran as Netanyahu ‘considers military strike’
Donald Trump has warned Tehran that it must not develop a nuclear weapon ahead of a possible Israeli attack on Iran.
The US President said that non-essential personnel had been ordered to depart its embassy in Baghdad as the region had become a “dangerous place”, with a growing risk that Tehran could retaliate against an Israeli strike.
The US State Department said it had ordered the departure of all non-essential personnel from its embassy in Baghdad.
The move comes at a moment of heightened volatility in the region as Mr Trump’s efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Tehran have stalled.
Asked if anything could be done to de-escalate tensions in the region, particularly with Iran, the president said: “They can’t have a nuclear weapon. Very simple – they can’t have a nuclear weapon.”
Israel launched airstrikes against Iran in October last year in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier in the month.
The US President said that non-essential personnel had been ordered to depart its embassy in Baghdad as the region had become a “dangerous place”, with a growing risk that Tehran could retaliate against an Israeli strike.
The US State Department said it had ordered the departure of all non-essential personnel from its embassy in Baghdad.
The move comes at a moment of heightened volatility in the region as Mr Trump’s efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Tehran have stalled.
Asked if anything could be done to de-escalate tensions in the region, particularly with Iran, the president said: “They can’t have a nuclear weapon. Very simple – they can’t have a nuclear weapon.”
Israel launched airstrikes against Iran in October last year in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired upon Israel earlier in the month.
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