US President Donald Trump has urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear programme, saying he gave Tehran “chance after chance”
The talks between the US and Iran on a deal were about to enter their sixth round on Sunday.
“I told them, in the strongest of words, to “just do it” but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn’t get it done,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
“There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end,” he says.
“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.”
Trump previously said he was aware of Israel’s plans before they launched strikes overnight, but made it clear the US military played no part in the operation.
Iran’s foreign minister, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, says the Israeli strikes were a “declaration of war” in a letter to the United Nations.
Abbas Araqchi also shared the letter on his Telegram channel.
He also called on the UN Security Council to “immediately address this issue” and said the attack is a “gross violation of Iran’s sovereignty”.
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Iran launched around 100 drones towards Israel on Friday morning, and according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), many of these were intercepted.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Israel “should anticipate a severe punishment” and that military forces “won’t let them go unpunished.”
Meanwhile, the Kremlin has reacted to the Israeli strikes on Iran.
According to Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, “Russia is concerned by and condemns the sharp escalation in tensions.”
He added that President Putin is receiving updates on the situation from the Russian defence ministry, the foreign intelligence service, and the Russian foreign ministry.
Russia is a close ally of Iran.
Earlier this year, Presidents Putin and Pezeshkian signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between their two countries.
But the deal doesn’t represent a formal military alliance or include mutual military assistance obligations.
