Trump says he wants 'Real End' to Iran's nuclear conflict amid rising tensions, not just ceasefire

Washington (Web Desk/Agencies): US President Donald Trump has expressed a desire for a definitive resolution to the nuclear dispute with Iran and indicated plans to possibly send senior American officials for talks with Tehran. This statement comes as the air conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fifth day.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could face consequences similar to those of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, who was overthrown in a US-led invasion and later executed.

“I caution the Iranian dictator against continuing war crimes and missile attacks on Israeli civilians,” Katz said during a meeting with top Israeli military officials. Shortly thereafter, Iranian state media reported an explosion in Tehran.

Speaking to reporters after leaving the Group of Seven summit in Canada, President Trump predicted that Israel would maintain its military pressure on Iran. “You’re going to find out over the next two days. Nobody’s slowed up so far,” he stated.

Trump also mentioned the possibility of dispatching US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance to engage with Iranian officials. Despite ongoing military tensions, Washington insists that efforts to achieve a nuclear agreement with Iran continue.

The president cut short his summit attendance citing the Middle East crisis but denied that his departure was related to ceasefire talks, contrary to claims by French President Emmanuel Macron that the US had proposed a truce. Trump hinted that a development “much bigger” than a ceasefire was underway.

According to sources close to Khamenei, Israeli airstrikes have killed several of Iran’s senior military and security advisors, severely impacting the leadership and increasing the risk of strategic miscalculations.

Israel’s military announced that Iran’s wartime chief of staff, Ali Shadmani, was killed only four days after taking command.

Khamenei, who survived imprisonment and assassination attempts before assuming power in 1989, remains determined to preserve Iran’s Islamic government and maintains deep mistrust of the West.

Since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, backed by Tehran, Khamenei’s regional influence has waned due to Israeli strikes on Iranian allies including Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemeni Houthis, and Iraqi militias. Additionally, Iran’s close ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been ousted.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue military operations until Iran’s nuclear program is dismantled.

Earlier, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) declared Iran in violation of its nuclear non-proliferation commitments for the first time in nearly two decades, just prior to Israel’s largest attack on Iran.