— The president has made clear his demands towards the Iranian regime: zero nuclear is something he has been very clear about and the president wants to see if an agreement can be reached, the spokeswoman said at a briefing.
“And while these negotiations are ongoing, I would like to remind the Iranian regime that the president has many options beyond diplomacy as commander-in-chief of the most powerful army in the history of the world,” she added.
What conversations are taking place on Friday?
Who represents the US in talks with Iran?
What demands did President Trump make towards Iran?
What happened to the Iranian drone in recent days?
Leavitt also confirmed that during Friday's talks with Iran in Oman, the US side will be represented by the US President's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
Tension around Iran is growing. Donald Trump threatened to attack
A day earlier, Trump, who in recent weeks has repeatedly threatened Iran with intervention, including a military attack, expressed his belief that Iran's supreme spiritual and political leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “should be very concerned.”
The US has strengthened its military presence in the Middle East in recent weeks. Iran announced that in the event of aggression it would respond by attacking American military installations in the region.
On Tuesday, the US armed forces shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone there, which – according to US military officials – “aggressively” approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, located in neutral waters of the Arabian Sea.
