According to revelations, Trump is said to have considered the possibility of a military strike against Iran.
In the weeks remaining, the US president could still do a lot of damage.
Donald Trump
inquired about the possibility of a military strike against Iran.
The background is a current report by the
International Atomic Energy Agency
.
The New York Times
reports on the explosive information.
The Iranian Foreign Minister announces a possible deal with Joe Biden
(update from November 18, 12.35 p.m.).
Update from November 18, 12.35 p.m.:
Donald Trump
apparently had plans for a military strike against Iran.
The target could have been the country's nuclear facilities.
It will not come to that.
Nevertheless, the announcement of this intention fueled an already
tense situation
between the two nations.
The Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Sarif
was now conciliatory - at least with regard to Trump's successor
Joe Biden
.
In an interview with the government
newspaper Iran,
he sees
a realistic chance of reaching an agreement with the future
US president
in the dispute over the
Iranian nuclear program
and praised his political experience.
He did not mention Trump's plans, however, and did not allow himself to be irritated.
As soon as Biden should decide to
return
to the
Vienna nuclear agreement of 2015
and implement it, Iran will do the same immediately.
"That is
quite feasible
and needs neither conditions nor negotiations," said the chief diplomat.
Iran's
President Hassan Ruhani
had previously made a
similar statement.
Military strike after the election?
US President Donald Trump wanted an attack on Iran
First report from November 17:
Washington -
Donald Trump
apparently had plans for a military strike against
Iran
.
The outgoing US president asked for information from the
New York Times
about the possibility of attacking Iranian nuclear facilities in the coming weeks.
Concerns had already been voiced beforehand about what
Trump was
planning for the weeks he had left in office.
Does he want the elected US President
Joe Biden *
and Vice President
Kamala Harris * left
a war?
The
New York Times
According to have
Donald Trump
last Thursday, at least obtained information that might suggest such a thing.
At a meeting in the
Oval Office *
with Vice President
Mike Pence *
, US Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo
and the new Secretary of Defense
Christopher Miller
- successor to the dismissed Marc Esper - he toyed with the idea “whether he would have the opportunity to join to take action against
Iran's
most important nuclear site in
the coming weeks
”.
The background to this is a recent report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which shows that
Iran has
more slightly enriched
uranium
than
is permitted
under the
2015
International Atomic Energy
Agreement
.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump asked top aides about military strikes to stop Iran from expanding its nuclear program.
His advisers said don't do it.
w / @ maggieNYT, @sangerNYT, @helenecooper, @jakesNYT https://t.co/mjWUaoYPUz
- Eric Schmitt (@EricSchmittNYT) November 17, 2020
Military strike against Iran?
Donald Trump inquired - nuclear facility most likely target
The
New York Times also
said that his advisers, including Chief of Staff
Mark Milley
,
had advised
against such a plan against
Iran
and warned against an escalation of the conflict.
As a likely target for such a military strike that makes
New York Times
, the
nuclear plant Natanz
from.
There is 12 times as much
uranium
stored there as allowed.
Donald Trump will
remain in office until January 20, 2021 - when his successor, Democrat
Joe Biden, will take over
.
Until then, Trump will have command of the
US military
.
After his key advisors advised
against the blow against Iran
,
the issue was over
, according to the
New York Times
.
However, "Mr Trump may still be looking for ways
to hit
Iranian assets and allies, including
militias in Iraq
, officials said.
A smaller group of national security forces met late Wednesday
to discuss
Iran
with the president the day before the meeting
, ”write the journalists of the renowned US newspaper.
A request from the newspaper about this had been officially rejected.
USA and Iran: Joe Biden wants back in the international nuclear agreement - Trump can cause damage
Joe Biden
has already announced that he wants to return to the international contract.
However, should
Trump
take steps against
Iran
, the plans of the upcoming US president could also be massively impeded.
It is just one of the measures that
Donald Trump * could
currently implement.
It was previously announced that Trump was firing key Pentagon employees and replacing them with loyalists - which caused great concern in the
Pentagon
.
The relationship between the
US
and
Iran
is considered tense.
In 2018, the United States
withdrew from the
international nuclear agreement
under
Donald Trump
.
Since then, the government has imposed numerous sanctions on Iran.
The conflict boiled up, among other things, when the Iranian top general
Qasem Soleimani * was
killed in a US military operation
at the beginning of the year
.
(aka with dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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