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Trump warns US can hit Iran's remaining nuclear sites in '10 minutes' as Doha talks seek to avert fresh strikes

Washington, Nov 1 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Washington could strike Iran's remaining suspected nuclear facilities within "10 minutes", keeping the possibility of further military action open even as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict continued.
Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump claimed that US military operations has significantly weakened Iran's armed forces and nuclear infrastructure, leaving only one or two sites to be targeted.
"We still have to take care of, I would say, one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes. So, we have that plan," Trump said.
Referring to the suspected Iranian nuclear facility at Pickaxe Mountain, he added: "You probably could look at Pickaxe Mountain, you have to take care of that. We can do that all very quickly."
Trump made the remarks when asked about the timeline for ongoing Qatari-mediated negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
He said the United States is under no pressure to reach an agreement, claiming that American military operations has destroyed much of Iran's navy, air force, air defence systems, military equipment and nuclear infrastructure.
Asked whether Washington could resume military operations against Iran as early as this week, Trump declined to provide a direct answer.
"Why would you ask such a stupid question?" he said, adding: "I can't tell you."
As Trump conitnue to issue threatening messages to Iran, Iranian negotiators are holding discussions with Qatari mediators in Doha for the last three days to discuss possible ways to end the conflict.
The discussions are being coordinated through regular contacts with Washington, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump has not decided whether to launch fresh attacks against Iran but preferred a diplomatic solution.
"There are multiple talks. Talks have actually never stopped," Rubio said on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta.
Trump would "prefer to solve it diplomatically", Rubio said, adding that the president remained confident in the United States' ability to take military action if necessary.
Countries across the region have been anticipating a possible resumption of US military operations after this week's US midterm elections, which will determine whether Trump's Republican Party retains its narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress.
Iran has repeatedly warned that any fresh attacks would invite retaliation against US and Israeli targets in neighbouring countries.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei , meanwhile, instructed the country's armed forces to remain prepared to respond to any attack.
"Any level or type of threat must be met with an immediate, impactful, and geographically unrestricted response," Khamenei said in a statement posted on his official Telegram account.
Iran's military subsequently announced steps to strengthen its operational readiness.
Khamenei said senior military commanders have reported a high level of readiness along the Gulf coast, around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, as well as along the country's northwestern and southeastern borders.
Iran's influential security official Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran is discussing whether to abandon its longstanding opposition to nuclear weapons if hostilities resumed, although no decision has been taken.
He also said negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme could not proceed unless Washington accepted Tehran's demands.
Diplomatic contacts have continued despite differences over the terms of a possible agreement.
Earlier this week, US Vice President JD Vance, who led the American delegation in previous rounds of negotiations with Iran, sent a letter to Rezaei, according to reports by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
The communication was described as an initiative to explore the possibility of restarting negotiations.
Trump played down the significance of the letter, saying he had approved it only to discuss allowing additional medical supplies into Iran.
"I said if you want to do that, that's OK. Basically, it's getting supplies in to help people that are not well," he said.
In the latest round of Qatar-mediated discussions, Doha has presented Tehran with a seven-day proposal a week earlier under which Washington and Tehran would take daily confidence-building steps ahead of broader peace negotiations.
Iran has been advocating its own seven-day proposal since September, but Trump has so far rejected it.
Under Tehran's proposal, Washington would lift its blockade of Iranian ports, unfreeze Iranian assets and approve an Iran-backed arrangement for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, allowing the strategic waterway to reopen.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that Tehran is studying Vance's letter.
He also maintained that Iran's proposal was the only plan currently on the table for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
With Washington keeping the military option open and Tehran maintaining its readiness to retaliate, the outcome of the Qatar-mediated negotiations remains uncertain.UNI AAB
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