Negotiations are Iran’s chance to avoid ‘decapitation’ — Trump

US-Israeli strikes on IranNegotiations are Iran’s chance to avoid ‘decapitation’ — Trump According to the US president, Washington could increase the scale of attacksWASHINGTON, August 3. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said that negotiations with the United States are the last opportunity for Iran to avoid a blow to the leadership of the Islamic Republic. "I think we're going to maybe get something, but I want to give them every last chance before decapitation. It's very tough to do what we have planned, still plan. We'll see what happens," he told reporters. "This is a big move to do an attack that big on a country I'd rather not do. Now we've already threw lots of large attacks, but they were normal large. Hopefully they'll come to their senses." 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