{"id":9865,"date":"2026-02-05T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/02\/05\/trump-warns-irans-supreme-leader-should-be-very-worried-cnn\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:19:35","slug":"trump-warns-irans-supreme-leader-should-be-very-worried-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/02\/05\/trump-warns-irans-supreme-leader-should-be-very-worried-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns Iran\u2019s supreme leader should be \u2018very worried\u2019 – CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Donald Trump warned Iran\u2019s supreme leader should be \u201cvery worried,\u201d as both sides prepare for their first formal negotiations since the US bombed Tehran\u2019s nuclear program last year. <\/p>\n

Tensions between the two countries have escalated sharply in recent weeks following a deadly crackdown by Iranian security forces on nationwide anti-government protesters that prompted Trump to send a US military \u201carmada\u201d to the region and threaten to launch strikes. <\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s military has warned that any attack would be met with an immediate and decisive response, including strikes on US forces and assets in the region. <\/p>\n

\u201cI would say he (supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) should be very worried. Yeah, he should be,\u201d Trump told NBC News in an interview on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Trump, who first threatened strikes against Iran during its clampdown on street protests last month, said his actions have supported the demonstrators, despite stopping short of direct action. <\/p>\n

The high-stakes talks are scheduled to take place on Friday in the Omani capital Muscat and will involve Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump\u2019s special envoy Steve Witkoff, according to Iran\u2019s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency. <\/p>\n

But both sides appear to have different agendas. <\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the Trump administration wants negotiations to focus on not only Iran\u2019s nuclear program, but also \u201cthe range of their ballistic missiles,\u201d \u201ctheir sponsorship of terrorist organizations across the region,\u201d and \u201cthe treatment of their own people.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Citing Iran\u2019s foreign ministry, Tasnim has reported negotiations will be limited to Iran\u2019s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions as the country\u2019s \u201cprimary demand.\u201d <\/p>\n

Iran and the US held several rounds of indirect nuclear talks in April and May 2025 before a surprise mid-June Israeli strike on Iran led to the cancellation of further talks. That was followed days later by the US strike on Iran, which effectively ended the process. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf we didn\u2019t take out that nuclear, we wouldn\u2019t have peace in the Middle East, because the Arab countries could have never done that,\u201d Trump said in the NBC News interview. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey were very, very afraid of Iran. They\u2019re not afraid of Iran anymore,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Trump also said he had been informed that Iran was looking to revive its nuclear program at alternative sites. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey tried to go back to the site. They weren\u2019t even able to get near it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere was total obliteration. But they were thinking about starting a new site in a different part of the country. We found out about it. I said, you do that, we\u2019re going to do bad things to you.\u201d <\/p>\n

As tensions simmer, neighboring countries have been mediating between the two sides to avert a war, noting that any conflict could spread and destabilize the Middle East. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a US aircraft carrier shot down an Iranian drone<\/a> that \u201caggressively approached\u201d the ship in the Arabian Sea, according to the US military. <\/p>\n

Hours later, two gunboats operated by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps approached a US-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to board and seize the ship, said Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for US Central Command. <\/p>\n

Trump first threatened possible military action last month as mass anti-government protests swept Iran and a nearly three-week nationwide internet blackout<\/a> took hold, with Iranians shouting slogans against the ruling theocratic regime. <\/p>\n

Internet connectivity has been partially restored<\/a>, but experts are warning that, even on the other side of the digital blackout, the outlook for Iranian internet access remains bleak. <\/p>\n

CNN\u2019s Jennifer Hansler, Dalia Abdelwahab and Natasha Bertrand contributed to this report. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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