{"id":7899,"date":"2026-03-28T18:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=7899"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:36:13","slug":"trump-comments-on-middle-east-tensions-irans-nuclear-capabilities-and-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2026\/03\/28\/trump-comments-on-middle-east-tensions-irans-nuclear-capabilities-and-nato","title":{"rendered":"Trump comments on Middle East tensions, Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities and NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"367\"><strong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"203\">Washington (Web Desk):<\/strong> US President <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Donald Trump<\/span><\/span> addressed the escalating situation in the Middle East, sharing remarks on Iran and ongoing diplomatic efforts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"636\">President Trump stated that Iran is seeking a deal, and negotiations are underway, with a tangible outcome expected in the near future. However, he noted that the strategically important <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Strait of Hormuz<\/span><\/span> has become a point of leverage for Iran.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"856\">Referring to \u201cOperation Midnight Hammer,\u201d Trump said Iran has continued to advance its nuclear program. He warned that if Iran possessed a nuclear weapon, it could have targeted <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Israel<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"1009\">While no direct Iranian attacks are expected, he asserted that the country is no longer capable of threatening or harassing any nation in the region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1223\">Criticizing NATO, Trump called the alliance a \u201cpaper tiger,\u201d claiming it made a serious error by not supporting the US during difficult times and cautioning that such inaction could have long-term consequences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1506\">He emphasized that US strategic measures have now neutralized Iran\u2019s ability to pose a threat to Middle Eastern nations. The president also highlighted that ongoing negotiations aim to achieve a deal that will promote long-term regional peace while protecting American interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington (Web Desk): US President Donald Trump addressed the escalating situation in the Middle East, sharing remarks on Iran and ongoing diplomatic efforts. President Trump stated that Iran is seeking a deal, and negotiations are underway, with a tangible outcome expected in the near future. However, he noted that the strategically important Strait of Hormuz &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[160,2294],"class_list":["post-7899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-headline","tag-youdigital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7899","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\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7900,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7899\/revisions\/7900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}