- President Trump added that there is peace in the Middle East now, even though “people said it couldn’t be done.”
- He added that Thursday’s Board of Peace meeting is proof that nothing is impossible with determined leadership.
- Trump on Tuesday warned Iran of consequences in case it fails to reach a deal with the U.S.
President Donald Trump on Thursday stated that the next 10 days will show whether the U.S.-Iran tussle escalates or a deal is struck.
“Now we may have to take it a step further, or we may not. Maybe we're going to make a deal. You're going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days,” President Trump said during an address at a Board of Peace event.
The President also recalled that the B-2 bombers went into Iran last year and decimated the country’s nuclear potential. “And when it did, when it decimated that, all of a sudden we had peace in the Middle East,” he added.
Trump Says There’s Peace In The Middle East
The President added that there is peace in the Middle East now, even though “people said it couldn’t be done.”
“There was a black cloud hanging over the Middle East, and if that wasn’t done, that cloud would’ve been there,” he said, referring to the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
He added that Thursday’s Board of Peace meeting is proof that nothing is impossible with determined leadership.
IAEA Chief Warns Time Is Running Out For Iran
Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned on Thursday that the window for Iran to strike a nuclear deal is at risk of closing.
“There is not much time, but we are working on something concrete. There are a couple of solutions the IAEA has proposed,” Grossi said.
Earlier on Tuesday, President Trump warned Iran of consequences in case it fails to reach a deal with the U.S.
“I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal. They want to make a deal,” President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, while adding that he hopes Iran will be more reasonable.
Meanwhile, U.S. equities declined in Thursday morning’s trade. At the time of writing, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 index, was down by 0.42%, the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) fell 0.48%, while the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) declined 0.6%. Retail sentiment around the S&P 500 ETF on Stocktwits was in the ‘neutral’ territory.
The iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) edged up by 0.01% at the time of writing.
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