Trump threatens Iran with ‘bombing unlike anything seen before’ as Iranian president rejects nuclear talks

U.S. President Donald Trump again threatened the Islamic Republic of Iran with military action if the two nations fail to reach an agreement regarding the regime’s nuclear program.

Speaking with NBC, Trump said if there is no deal, “there will be bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before.”

The president also threatened “secondary tariffs” and added that officials were still talking.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that his country continues to reject direct negotiations over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.

The Iranian regime on Wednesday delivered a written response via Oman to a letter sent by Trump, Axios reported. In the letter, Trump is said to have proposed starting new nuclear talks, while threatening military action if the talks failed to reach a quick conclusion within two months.

“We don’t avoid talks; it’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far,” Pezeshkian said. “They must prove that they can build trust.”

A significant buildup is happening in Diego Garcia

At least 5 USAF B-2 Spirits and 7 C-17A Globemaster IIIs have arrived over the last 3 days, or are currently en route to the island.

For reference: Diego Garcia is the red pin on the map. https://t.co/jLcWeqd24m pic.twitter.com/Ei3bpKHosm

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The two leaders’ comments came after Iran threatened to attack a joint U.S. and UK base in the Indian Ocean, which has seen a near-unprecedented buildup of strategic bombers in recent days.

This has been widely interpreted as a step up in the American military threats vis-à-vis Iran and the Houthi terrorists in Yemen.

According to the Associated Press, in the past several days at least seven B-2 bombers were deployed to the Diego Garcia base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about 3,800 kilometers (2,361 miles) from the Iranian border.

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Satellite imagery of Diego Garcia has been released.

•9 KC-135 refueling aircraft
•3 visible B-2 Spirit bombers (with a high likelihood of 4 more under shelters)

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The B-2 bomber is a long-range, stealth bomber capable of carrying the heaviest ordnance available, including the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), a 30,000-pound bomb that can destroy deeply buried and hardened targets, like some of the Iranian nuclear sites.

The B-2 can fly at least 9,000 kilometers without being refueled. However, the U.S. reportedly also sent more refueling aircraft to the base, which would enable the fleet of B-2s to easily reach any target in Iran.

In response to these reports, a senior Iranian military official, speaking with the British newspaper "The Telegraph", threatened to attack the base. "

“There will be no distinction in targeting British or American forces if Iran is attacked from any base in the region or within the range of Iranian missiles,” he said.

“When the time comes, it won’t matter whether you’re an American, British, or Turkish soldier – you will be targeted if your base is used by Americans.”

However, according to the "Iran International" news outlet, the regime’s ballistic missiles have a maximum range of 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles).

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered the USS Harry S Truman carrier strike group to extend its deployment in the Red Sea by a month and ordered the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to join it in the area.