Talks on borderline, Trump warns Tehran

STERN WARNING | Seal deal or face nasty action, says US prez

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the talks between Washington and Tehran are “on the borderline.” Trump told reporters on the negotiations between the warring nations were in their final stages and warned the US was ready to act quickly if Tehran fails to give “100% good answers”.

“It’s right on the borderline… believe me. If we don’t get the right answers, it goes very quickly. We are ready to go. We have to get the right answers. It would have to be complete 100% good answers, and if we do, we save a lot of time, energy and lives.”

“We’ll either have a deal (with Iran) or we’re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty,” he said. “But hopefully that won’t happen.”

Further, addressing the graduating class of 2026 in New London, Connecticut, Trump described the US as “the hottest country anywhere in the world” and told cadets they were entering service at a moment of renewed American strength.

“We will not let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. It’s simple. They will not have a nuclear weapon. They want to make a deal so badly,” he said.

Trump said the US had “hit them very hard,” and “we may have to hit them even harder, but maybe not.”

The US president repeate­dly linked the Coast Guard’s recent operations to US efforts against Iran, illegal narcotics trafficking and maritime enforcement. 

He said Coast Guard tactical teams had helped seize sanctioned Iranian oil vessels and claimed the service played “an important role in Operation Epic Fury to ensure the Iranian regime never obtains a nuclear weapon.”

Trump highlighted maritime interdictions and anti-drug missions, saying Coast Guard seized “over 206 million lethal doses of illicit narcotics” since he returned to office. He promoted his tariff policies and manufacturing agenda, saying: “We have $18 trillion being invested in the US.”

Trump argued that tariffs were bringing semiconductor and automobile manufacturing back to the US.

The Republican leader announced major investments in Coast Guard infrastructure, including new cutters, helicopters and icebreakers. He said the US was working with Finland to develop a larger fleet of Arctic icebreakers. “Russia has 48, and we have one very old one,” he said. “We're making 11 total.” —Agencies