Trump: No immediate plans to strike Iran, US locked and loaded if needed
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was not planning an immediate military strike against Iran, expressing satisfaction with Washington's position in the ongoing confrontation while emphasizing that American forces remained prepared to act if necessary. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump described the current situation as favorable to the United States. While declining to disclose potential military plans, Trump confirmed that indirect negotiations with Iran were continuing, including discussions about the country's stockpile of enriched uranium. The President told the Financial Times that American forces were "locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it." He also expressed confidence in the negotiations, stating, "We seem to be getting everything we want." In a separate interview with Fox News, Trump stressed that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remained a priority.