Military action against Iran absolutely possible: Trump

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his threat to use military force if Iran did not agree to end its nuclear programme. He said Iran could not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

Trump said military action against Iran was “absolutely” possible if talks failed to produce a deal, adding that there was “not much time” to reach an agreement on its nuclear programme.

“If necessary, absolutely,” Trump told reporters when asked if military action was an option. “If it requires military, we´re going to have military."

Trump said a potential deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok is still “on the table” days after it was put on hold. “We have a deal with some very good people, some very rich companies that would do a great job with it, but we’re going to have to wait and see what’s going to happen with China,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “It’s on the table, very much.”