Trump urges Iran: Stop nuclear weapons program immediately!

Trump urges Iran: Stop nuclear weapons program immediately!

Teheran, Iran - President Donald Trump has asked Iranian leadership to give up their ambitions in the field of nuclear technology. In a new initiative, Trump appealed to Tehran to immediately stop the nuclear weapons development and efforts to develop nuclear weapons. This is done in a context in which Iran delayed the negotiations on a new agreement and the existing political situation of the country remains tense. According to Kleine Zeitung is a decision of the political and religious head Ajatollah Ali Khamenei to achieve progress.

One of the latest developments is the fact that Iran has currently enriched 400 kilograms of uranium to up to 60 percent. This worries the international community, especially the USA, which withdraws from the International Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) in 2018, which prevents Iran from developing an atomic bomb. Contrary to these developments, the International Nuclear Energy Agency (IAEA) has declared that there is no evidence of building an atomic bomb by Tehran.

military options in space

Trump also considered the option of military attacks in cooperation with Israel to smash the Iranian nuclear program. This perspective ensures additional tensions in the region, which is already tense through geopolitical conflicts. The United States is currently pursuing a policy of "maximum pressure", which results in increasing sanctions and isolation of Iran.

The origin of this tension root is located in the historical context of the international nuclear agreement, which was launched in Vienna in 2015. After only twelve years, negotiations, initiated by Germany, France, Great Britain and the EU, committed Iran to reduce its nuclear activities. In return, the UN, the EU and the United States, should gradually pick up its economic sanctions. This agreement initially gave the Iranian economy an upswing, while the election of Trump and the subsequent resignation of the USA from the 2018 Agreement changed the situation.

growth and crises in Iran

A look at the economic effects shows that the Iranian economy grew by 12% in 2016. However, after Trump exercised the "maximum pressure" towards Tehran, European companies and banks withdraw from business with Iran, which led to an tightening of economic problems in the country. Protests against the economic situation and the political system increased, especially after the gasoline prices were raised in November 2019.

In 2019, Iran began to gradually return its obligations from the nuclear agreement and declared in 2020 that they no longer feel bound to the limited restrictions. In the current geopolitical situation, it remains uncertain which future surveillance measures and relationships between the United States and Iran will be possible. European countries are trying to maintain trade with Iran over the INSTEX exchange, but are faced with considerable challenges.

Overall, the situation remains in Iran and the international reaction to it is extremely complex. The developments of the next few weeks and months could be crucial for future stability in the Middle East.