Trump's bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash

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Earlier DU thread: Trump Warns Iran 'There Will Be Bombing' if Tehran Spurns US Nuclear Talks

Source: The Guardian

Trump’s bombing threat over Iran nuclear programme prompts backlash

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Mon 31 Mar 2025 18.38 BST
Last modified on Mon 31 Mar 2025 21.45 BST

Iran has reacted with outrage after Donald Trump said the country will be bombed if it does not accept US demands to constrain its nuclear programme.

The US president said on Sunday that if Iran “[doesn’t] make a deal, there will be bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”.

Trump’s latest threat – more explicit and violent than any made before – came after he sent a letter to Iran, as yet undisclosed, offering to hold talks on its nuclear programme. Iran had sent a reply to the US stating it was willing to hold indirect talks, officials confirmed.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/31/trumps-bombing-threat-over-iran-nuclear-programme-prompts-backlash

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1. Sooner or later he's going to fake a threat and someone..

Is going to sneak a suitcase nuke into the US because of it .