{"id":3178,"date":"2025-06-17T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:48:07","slug":"pentagon-confirms-trump-still-seeks-nuclear-deal-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/17\/pentagon-confirms-trump-still-seeks-nuclear-deal-with-iran","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Confirms Trump Still Seeks Nuclear Deal With Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed on Monday that President Donald Trump remains committed to pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran despite recent military escalations in the Middle East.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hegseth emphasized that U.S. forces are maintaining a defensive stance in the region to support peace efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are postured defensively in the region to be strong in pursuit of a peace deal,\u201d he said, expressing hope for a diplomatic resolution.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a White House aide firmly denied reports that American forces are currently attacking Iran.<\/p>\n

The aide clarified that the U.S. is focused on protecting its personnel and assets while avoiding direct conflict with Tehran.<\/p>\n

Escalation Between Israel and Iran Raises Regional Tensions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The recent surge in violence began after Israel launched air strikes against Iran, triggering missile and drone retaliations from Tehran.<\/p>\n

Casualty figures have mounted, with Iranian officials reporting over 220 deaths and Israel confirming 24 civilian casualties.<\/p>\n

Israel claims its actions target Iran\u2019s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, which it views as direct threats to regional security.<\/p>\n

Iran, a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, denies seeking nuclear weapons and insists its nuclear activities are peaceful.<\/p>\n

The ongoing air conflict exacerbates an already volatile situation, especially following Israel\u2019s military operations in Gaza since late 2023.<\/p>\n

U.S. Maintains Defensive Posture Amid Rising Hostilities<\/strong>
Hegseth reassured that U.S. forces remain vigilant and ready to defend American interests in the region.<\/p>\n

He stressed that Washington has consistently warned Iran against attacking U.S. personnel or assets.<\/p>\n

White House aide Alex Pfeiffer used social media to dismiss false reports of U.S. aggression toward Iran, confirming the defensive nature of U.S. military presence.<\/p>\n

Despite rising tensions, the U.S. administration continues to push for diplomacy and a peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed on Monday that President Donald Trump remains committed to pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran despite recent military escalations in the Middle East. Hegseth emphasized that U.S. forces are maintaining a defensive stance in the region to support peace efforts. \u201cWe are postured defensively in the region to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1580,300,303],"class_list":["post-3178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-defense","tag-diplomacy","tag-nuclear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3180,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178\/revisions\/3180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}