What is President Trump's stance on negotiations with Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says he is not happy with the way Iran is negotiating with the U.S., but as NPR's Franco Ordonez reports, Trump has made no final decision on whether to strike the country.
On his way to Texas, Trump told reporters that U.S. officials may have more talks on Iran today.
I'm not happy with the fact that they're not willing to give us what we have to have. I'm not thrilled with that. We'll see what happens. We're talking later. We'll have some additional talks today.
Trump has repeatedly threatened military strikes if Iran doesn't agree to a deal that ends their nuclear capabilities. The U.S. has amassed a large military presence in the Middle East as negotiations continue. Trump says he doesn't want to use military force on Iran, but that, quote, sometimes you have to.
Asked about the risk of a long, drawn-out conflict, Trump said, I guess you could say there's always a risk. Franco, Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
The Justice Department has indicted 30 more people who allegedly took part in a demonstration last month protesting ICE inside a Minnesota church. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced today on social media. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, 39 people have now been charged in relation to the protest.
In a post on social media, Attorney General Bondi said federal authorities have already arrested 25 of the 30 people newly charged in the protest. All are facing charges related to a conspiracy to deprive others of religious rights and with interfering with the right to religious freedom. On January 18th, protesters disrupted a church service in St.
Paul, where one of the pastors is also a local ICE official. Bondi wrote in her post, quote, you cannot attack a house of worship. Videos of the protest, however, show people marching and chanting and do not appear violent. Several people had already been charged for the incident, including journalist Don Lemon, a local journalist, and a prominent local civil rights attorney.
Meg Anderson, NPR News.
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