WATCH: Leavitt says Iran must agree to direct talks ‘or there will be all hell to pay’
April 11, 2025
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1:59Now PlayingWATCH: Leavitt says Iran must agree to direct talks ‘or there will be all hell to pay’
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as posted by the channelWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a news briefing Friday that Iran must agree to President Donald Trump’s demands for face-to-face nuclear negotiations with the United States, instead of the indirect talks that Tehran wants.
“Iran has a choice to make: You can agree to President Trump's demand or there will be all hell to pay,” Leavitt said.
She said the goal of the talks is to ensure that Iran never has access to nuclear weapons.
Leavitt also confirmed that Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is in Russia negotiating with President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.
“I obviously will not get ahead of the president or his team, but I think the president has been quite clear that he's been continually frustrated with both sides of this conflict, and he wants to see this fighting end. He wants the war to end,” Leavitt said.
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