Trump says Iranian leadership losses complicate negotiations

Donald Trump said that heavy leadership losses in Iran have complicated the possibility of reaching an agreement between Tehran and Washington.

Por El Medio Oriente
29 de agosto de 2026
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Trump said in an interview with radio programme "77 WABC" that the United States "is doing very, very well" in its confrontation with Iran. He added: "The navy is done, the air force is done, the leadership is done".

The US president said that the loss of a large number of Iranian leaders has become an obstacle to any possible agreement. "Part of the problem is that too many leaders have disappeared. It's not easy to make a deal. Nobody knows who is in charge," he said.

Trump emphasised that preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons represents a fundamental priority for the United States, considering that Tehran would use them if it managed to obtain them. He also spoke about the use of US B-2 bombers, pointing out that the attacks carried out "completely stopped" the Iranian threat.

According to Trump, if Iran had possessed a nuclear weapon it would have used it and destroyed Israel and the entire Middle East.

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