The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has launched this Sunday a harsh warning to Iran by pointing out that the possible meeting on Tuesday between the representatives of both governments in Pakistan constitutes the "last opportunity" to find a negotiated solution to the crisis, or otherwise "he will blow the country up".
Trump has explained on his social networks that the US delegation, led by his special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, is scheduled to land in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Monday night, and has indicated that he is still awaiting official confirmation of Iranian participation in the meeting.
In an interview granted to Fox News, the leader has raised his tone and has threatened to directly attack Iranian civil infrastructure if the outcome of the talks does not meet his expectations. At the same time, he has stressed that under no circumstances will he accept Tehran's demand to unfreeze its blocked funds as a prerequisite for closing a deal.
Trump has underlined that he will not repeat the "mistake" of his predecessor, Barack Obama, alluding to the nuclear agreement signed in 2015 between Iran and international powers, which allowed the Islamic republic's return to global markets after the lifting of some sanctions.
The US president has reiterated his own demands as the basis for any understanding: the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the handover by Iran of all enriched uranium it keeps stored, with the aim of preventing it from being used in the manufacture of a nuclear weapon. Faced with these accusations, Iranian authorities have spent years defending that their atomic program has exclusively civilian purposes and that they do not seek to develop offensive capabilities.