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Trump: Decision on Iran Coming ‘Very Quickly,’ Says Nuclear Threat ‘Easy to Solve’

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his hardline stance on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, telling reporters Monday, “They cannot have a nuclear weapon. Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon.”

Speaking during a meeting with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, Trump said, “We’ve got a problem with Iran, but I’ll solve that problem, that’s almost an easy one.”

Earlier, aboard Air Force One, Trump said he expects a decision “very quickly” on the issue, ahead of a second round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Saturday in Rome.

Trump asserted that the Islamic Republic “wants to deal with us, but they don’t know how.” He continued, “I want them to be a rich, great nation. The only thing is, one thing, simple, it’s really simple: They can’t have a nuclear weapon. And they’ve gotta go fast. Because they’re fairly close to having one. And they’re not going to have one.”

“And if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it,” he added. “And I’m not doing it for us. I’m doing it for the world. These are radicalized people, and they cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

When asked if that “something very harsh” includes a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump replied, “Of course it does.”

Speaking further on Tehran’s approach to the U.S., Trump said, “I think they’re tapping us along because they were so used to dealing with stupid people in this country.”

.@POTUS: "Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon… I think they're tapping us along because they were so used to dealing with stupid people in this country." pic.twitter.com/tfMQXo1GGu

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 14, 2025

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL NEEDS VERIFICATION

Any nuclear deal with Iran will depend on verifying its enrichment and weaponization capabilities, President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday.

“The first meeting was positive, constructive, compelling,” Witkoff told Fox News, referring to last week’s talks in Oman. While not calling for a complete dismantling of Iran’s program, he emphasized, “This is going to be much about verification on the enrichment program.”

“They do not need to enrich past 3.67 percent,” he said, citing the limit under the 2015 nuclear deal Trump withdrew from in 2018. “In some circumstances, they’re at 60 percent, in other circumstances 20 percent. That cannot be, and you do not need to run… a civil nuclear program where you’re enriching past 3.67 percent.”

The IAEA recently reported Iran possesses 274.8 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent, approaching the 90 percent weapons-grade threshold.

MILITARY PREPARED IF DIPLOMACY FAILS

If diplomacy fails, the United States, along with Israel, is ready to proceed with military action against the Iranian nuclear program as the Pentagon has deployed two carrier strike groups in the region along with the build-up of fighter jets, bombers, and support aircraft positioned near Iran. The U.S. also deployed additional air defense systems in Israel in the event a war broke out with Iran.

IRAN’S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS CONNECTED TO PROPHECY?

While the West often views Iran’s nuclear program through a secular lens, the spiritual aspect, which plays a central role in driving Iran’s nuclear ambitions, should not be overlooked. Iran is the only country where Twelver Shi’ism is the state religion.

Twelver Shīʿism, the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, makes up about 85% of Shīʿas. “Twelver” signifies belief in twelve divinely appointed leaders, the Twelve Imams, with the last, Imam al-Mahdi, expected to return as the Mahdi. Twelvers see the Imams as Muhammad’s spiritual and political successors, guiding with justice and interpreting Islamic law and the Qur’an’s inner meanings. They are viewed as infallible (Ismah) and divinely chosen (nass).

The Twelvers believe that the Mahdi is expected to appear in times of extreme chaos, returning alongside Jesus as a messiah to bring peace and establish Islam globally.

Twelver beliefs, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and threats toward Israel and the West have raised concerns. Critics suggest that Iran’s Supreme Leader might incite conflict to hasten the 12th Imam’s arrival. Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad has even called for the Imam’s return at the UN, asserting that the Islamic Revolution’s primary goal is to prepare for his reappearance.