News Analysis
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has handed an olive branch to the Iranian regime but has also said categorically he will prevent the country from getting a nuclear weapon.
On Feb. 4, Trump reinstated the “maximum pressure” strategy of his first administration, which saw the United States withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and impose new economic sanctions against the country.
The following day, the president posted on Truth Social: “I would much prefer a Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement, which will let Iran peacefully grow and prosper.”
“We should start working on it immediately, and have a big Middle East Celebration when it is signed and completed. God Bless the Middle East!” he wrote....
