(OPINION) President Trump says that we have “a problem with Iran”, and he insists that he is going to be the one to solve that problem. If the Iranians are willing to compromise, there is a chance that we could see a negotiated deal.

If the Iranians are not willing to compromise, there will be military action against Iran.

The Iranians are prepared to hit back with everything that they have got if their nuclear facilities are attacked, and once that happens there will be no turning back.

So a lot is riding on the negotiations with Iran that began last weekend and will continue this weekend.

If the negotiations go badly, the course of human history could take an apocalyptic turn very rapidly. Trump merchandise

The Iranians would love to buy time by dragging out negotiations with Trump for as long as possible. But Trump has already clearly stated that he is not going to allow that to happen.Trump merchandise

In fact, on Sunday he told the press that a final decision on Iran will be made “very quickly”…

Trump, who has threatened military action if no deal is reached on halting Iran’s nuclear program, told reporters aboard Air Force One that he met with advisers on Iran and expected a quick decision. He gave no further details.

“We’ll be making a decision on Iran very quickly,” he said.

Subsequently, on Monday Trump gave us even more insight into what he is thinking.

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In the Oval Office, he told reporters that he will solve the “problem with Iran” one way or another…

“We’ve got a problem with Iran. I’ll solve that problem.

It’s almost an easy one,” Trump declared, speaking to reporters in the Oval Office during a meeting with Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador.

“Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “I want them to be a rich, great nation.

The only thing is, one thing, simple, it’s really simple: They can’t have a nuclear weapon. And they’ve gotta go fast. Because they’re fairly close to having one. And they’re not going to have one.”

“And if we have to do something very harsh, we’ll do it,” he added. “And I’m not doing it for us. I’m doing it for the world. These are radicalized people, and they cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

When a reporter asked Trump to clarify what “something very harsh” means, Trump once again threatened to conduct a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities…

He was asked, regarding his reference to something harsh, “Does that include a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities?” And he answered: “Of course it does.”

This is it.

This is the fork in the road that many of us have been anticipating for a long time, and so let us hope that the negotiations that will happen this weekend go well.

On Tuesday, Trump and his team gathered in the White House situation room to discuss negotiating strategy… READ MORE