Trump offers Iran choice: Drop nuclear weapons or face 'maximum pressure'

President delivers scathing speech in Saudi Arabia, blaming Tehran for regional chaos while offering 'olive branch'

Caitlin McFall / FOX News

President Donald Trump targeted Iran in his first major speech in Saudi Arabia, warning Tehran that it must choose between never having a nuclear weapon or dealing with his wrath.

"If Iran’s leadership rejects the olive branch and continues to attack their neighbors, then we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure," Trump said during an address to business leaders in Riyadh.

"The choice is theirs to make," he added. 

Though Trump said he wants to make a deal with Iran and see Tehran prosper, his comments came after he first went after the Iranian regime and accused it of not only deteriorating its own nation, but the region at large. 

"Iran's leaders have focused on stealing their people's wealth to fund terror and bloodshed abroad. Most tragic of all, they have dragged down an entire region with them," Trump said. Read more and see video here.

Federal Judge Just Handed Trump a Huge Win. Here's What It Means for His Immigration Policy.

Jeff Charles / Townhall Tipsheet 

 

A federal judge became the first to rule in favor of President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport suspected members of the Tren de Aragua street gang.

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US District Judge Stephanie Haines on Tuesday ruled that the president has the authority to remove members of a foreign terrorist organization. Tren de Aragua has been given this label, meaning that the White House can remove its members under the AEA.

However, Judge Haines did argue that the administration did not provide sufficient notice to the deportees before removing them from the country.

From The Hill:

"Haines, a Trump appointee, emphasized her “unflagging obligation is to apply the law as written.” Read more and see X here.

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