{"id":199,"date":"2026-05-21T21:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:41:08","slug":"uranium-deadline-creates-crisis-for-peace-mediators-trump-threatens-very-drastic-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=199","title":{"rendered":"Uranium deadline creates crisis for peace mediators: Trump threatens \u2018very drastic\u2019 action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>President Trump said Thursday he will not let Iran keep highly enriched uranium, raising a possible sticking point in negotiations as Pakistani mediators prodded Iran to advance a peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=197\">Threat of teen takeovers in D.C. loom without curfew, as prosecutors eye holding parents accountable<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump drew a firm line on the uranium, declaring \u201cwe will get it,\u201d during remarks in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need it, we don\u2019t want it. We\u2019ll probably destroy it after we get it, but we\u2019re not going to let them have it,\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump, who insists Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, repeated his demand about the uranium hours after a Reuters report said Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei wants the country\u2019s near-weapons-grade uranium to remain in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The back-and-forth underscored the tenuous nature of diplomatic talks to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistani mediators are working feverishly to strike a deal that extends a ceasefire in the region and paves the way for a lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the Pakistanis will be traveling to Tehran today, so hopefully that will advance this further,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Thursday. \u201cIf we can get a good deal done, that would be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he declined to be \u201coverly optimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can\u2019t get a good deal, the president\u2019s been clear, we have other options,\u201d Mr. Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said Iran needs to meet his terms in the coming days or face renewed military strikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to either make sure they don\u2019t have a nuclear weapon or we\u2019re going to have to do something very drastic,\u201d Mr. Trump said Thursday. \u201cWhen it\u2019s put to the people of our country, they would all agree that we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with top Iranian military leaders to discuss readiness.<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said they are \u201cfully prepared to provide a decisive, regrettable response befitting the authority of the Islamic republic of Iran against any threat, aggression, or adventurous act against the country,\u201d according to an official statement.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Israel started the war on Feb. 28 with airstrikes that killed Iran\u2019s top leaders and decimated its military infrastructure. Iran retaliated by clamping down on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil chokepoint.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. allies have been reluctant to send in troops to unclog the strait. They say they were not consulted before the war began, and they are leery of getting involved in another thorny Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Rubio said Mr. Trump is disappointed with NATO allies for their lack of cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many countries in NATO that agree with us that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, that Iran is a threat to the world. So the president said, \u2019Fine, I\u2019m going to do something about it,\u2019\u201d Mr. Rubio said. \u201cHe\u2019s not asking them to commit troops, He\u2019s not asking them to send their fighter jets in, but they refuse to do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=195\">Harvard caps A\u2019s at 20% of students to curb rampant grade inflation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back home, Democrats and other critics say Americans are losing patience with the war as they see higher gas prices and accelerating price inflation.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. average price of a gallon of gas stood at $4.56 on Thursday, up 53% from when the war started, according to the AAA motor club.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are using the war as a wedge issue ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats want to end the chaos threatening our communities at home and abroad. We want to put an end to this reckless Iran war,\u201d said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. \u201cTrump and Republicans are fueling the unrest and keeping your gas prices high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump, after signing a measure Thursday designed to lower grocery costs, said gas prices would sink \u201clower than they were before\u201d once the war ends.<\/p>\n<p>He says economic pain is worth the goal of keeping a nuclear weapon out of Iran\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the nuclearization of a country that some people would say is somewhat crazy,\u201d Mr. Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is trying to squeeze Iran economically with a maritime blockade that is making it hard for Iran to export oil and get revenue.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command on Thursday said American forces have redirected 94 commercial vessels and disabled four while enforcing the blockade.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump insisted the U.S. maintains control of the Strait of Hormuz through his blockade, though Iran and Oman are working to formalize control of the waterway and possibly charge tolls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at it,\u201d Mr. Trump said of the nations\u2019 planning. \u201cWe want it free, we don\u2019t want tolls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fast-moving situation is spilling into the president\u2019s personal life.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump\u2019s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is to be married to Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas this weekend, but the commander in chief is not sure he can attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m gonna try and make it,\u201d Mr. Trump said. \u201cI said, \u2019You know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said he would be criticized in the media, no matter what he decides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s one I can\u2019t win on,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I do attend, I get killed. 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