President Donald Trump took to social media Saturday to champion the peace deal being negotiated between Washington and Tehran – claiming it was on track to be finalized Sunday – while warning that if talks collapse, the U.S. may resort to an “ultimate alternative.”
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“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL. Our relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
“We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future. Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again!”
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While Trump did not specify what the “ultimate alternative” was, his vague threat came just days after senior national security editor for The National Interest Brandon Weichert claimed that the president had strongly considered using nuclear weapons against Iran.
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