Military action against Iran still on the table, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will
impose additional sanctions against Iran in an effort to prevent Tehran from
obtaining nuclear weapons, adding that military action was still a possibility.
“We are putting additional sanctions on Iran,” Trump
said.
“In some cases we are going slowly, but in other
cases we are moving rapidly.”
Trump spoke to reporters as he prepared to depart
Washington for the presidential retreat Camp David, where he said he would be
deliberating on Iran.
Trump made his comments after recently calling off
military actions against Iran to retaliate for the downing of a US military
drone.
On Saturday, Iran warned the United States that any
aggression against the Islamic republic would have serious consequences for US
interests in the region.
“Firing one bullet towards Iran will set fire to the
interests of America and its allies” in the Middle East, armed forces general
staff spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi told the Tasnim News
Agency.
