White House: All options on table for Iran over nuclear program

US President Donald Trump wants Iran to know that “all options are on the table” for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons ahead of talks on Saturday between US and Iranian delegations, his press secretary tells reporters.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says that Trump’s “ultimate objective is to ensure that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon” and that Trump believes in diplomacy.

“But he’s made it very clear to the Iranians and his national security team will as well, that all options are on the table, and Iran has a choice to make. You can agree to President Trump’s demand, or there will be all hell to pay, and that’s how the president feels. He feels very strongly about it,” she says.

Leavitt insists that the talks with Iran will be direct — something Tehran has denied.