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Trump Keeps Diplomatic Path Open on Iran

Donald Trump stated in Florida that the United States neutralized much of Iran's military and nuclear capacity and that one or two targets remain, among them…

--- The context --- The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said late on Saturday, speaking to reporters at his Florida residence, that his country had neutralized much of Iran's military capacity and its nuclear arsenal, in the war begun by the United States and Israel at the end of February. --- The facts --- Trump stated indirectly that one or two targets still remain and that the United States could take care of them in 10 minutes. Among them he mentioned the underground nuclear complex known as Pickaxe Mountain, and he indicated that the place would have to be dealt with very quickly. Tehran denies that nuclear activities are carried out at that complex. Trump also indicated that talks with Tehran to end the war are advancing, although he cast doubt on the reliability of the Iranian counterpart and ruled out any urgency for new operations, considering the Iranian military and nuclear program already weakened. Hours earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed in Atlanta, at the close of the G20 foreign ministers meeting, that Trump had not yet made a decision on a new military operation. Rubio noted that the president had kept different alternatives and ruled out any immediate announcement. --- The positions --- Rubio held that the United States can achieve military objectives if it sets out to do so and that the matter is not taken lightly, but he indicated that Trump prefers a negotiated way out and that, if a diplomatic solution exists, Washington would be open to it. He also questioned the Iranian attacks on merchant ships, which he described as active and open. He did not confirm reports about possible attacks after the midterm elections scheduled for Tuesday, nor set any date. Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Saturday ordered a response to any attack by the United States or Israel with an immediate, forceful response and without geographic restrictions. In a parallel exchange, the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, put a very high additional European cost on the rise in energy prices and, from Seoul, sought a diplomatic way out; the Iranian minister Abbas Araqchi replied that there will be no more red lines. --- What remains unknown --- There is no announced decision and no date for an eventual resolution. Nor was it specified when the talks might advance or what verification would be accepted on the complex. --- Unanswered questions --- Will Trump make a decision after the midterm legislative elections scheduled for Tuesday? Will the talks advance toward a negotiated way out before another escalation? Will the high additional cost estimated by Merz weigh on Europe? --- EPM analysis --- The round combines military capacity with an open diplomatic door: Trump presents the damage as extensive and the margin as brief, while Rubio stresses there is no decision and no announcement. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, what is decisive is not the threat to act in 10 minutes, but that the administration itself stresses there is still no decision and no announcement and that it prefers a negotiated way out. That precision from Rubio orders the picture: the military capacity exists, but the declared path remains diplomatic. The risk is that the crossed warnings, the dispute over the underground complex, and the European energy cost erode that margin before the talks produce a verifiable and lasting agreement for both sides in the conflict.
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