While the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is reviewing the Iranian regime’s nuclear case and a resolution may be issued, Donald Trump said in an interview that his confidence in Iran agreeing to stop uranium enrichment has decreased.
At the same time, a spokesperson for the US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed the reduction in staff presence at the embassy.
Earlier, Reuters news agency, citing three American and two Iraqi sources, reported that the United States is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Iraq due to rising security risks in the region.
These sources, however, did not specify which security threats prompted this decision.
An official from Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also confirmed a “partial evacuation” of US embassy staff, attributing it to potential security concerns linked to possible regional tensions.
In an interview conducted on Monday, Mr. Trump was asked whether he believed he could persuade Iran to stop its nuclear program. He replied, “I don’t know. I don’t know. I did think so, and I’m getting more and more — less confident about it.”
When asked about the consequences of failing to reach an agreement with Iran, he reiterated that he will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb and warned that achieving that outcome without war would be preferable.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly warned in the past that if a new nuclear agreement with Iran is not reached, military action would be inevitable.
Iran warns about possible resolution from IAEA Board of Governors
Meanwhile, Aziz Nasirzadeh, the defense minister of Iran’s regime, warned that if nuclear negotiations fail and a war is “imposed” on Iran, “the other side will suffer greater casualties.”
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Nasirzadeh expressed hope that the situation between Iran and the US would not lead to conflict, but he also stated, “If a conflict is imposed, the other side will definitely suffer more casualties than us. All American bases are within our reach, and we will target those bases in host countries without hesitation.”
He also added that Tehran has recently tested a missile with a two-ton warhead and does not accept any restrictions in this area.
The IAEA Board of Governors is reviewing Iran’s nuclear case during its quarterly meeting in Vienna. With the session concluding, discussions are expected to continue tomorrow, followed by the issuance of a resolution.
Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said after a cabinet meeting that his country will “definitely” respond to any resolution by the IAEA Board. Reza Najafi, the Iranian regime’s permanent representative to the IAEA, stated, “Our response to the adoption of a resolution will be very strong.”
The sixth round of negotiations between Iran’s regime and the US for a new nuclear agreement is scheduled to take place soon.
Tehran says the talks will be held on Sunday in Oman. The news website Axios also quoted a senior US official, who remained unnamed, saying that holding the negotiations on Friday in Oslo, the capital of Norway, was also among the options.
Currently, the Iranian regime and the United States are at odds over uranium enrichment on Iranian soil. The United States has said Iran must cease this activity, but Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran’s regime, has rejected this demand and called the US’s repeated statements “nonsense.”
