Photo: Iran says Trump’s “extreme pressure” will not work. The picture shows Iranian President Pezekiziyang (China) visiting the national defense exhibition on the 2nd. \AFP

[Ta Kung Pao News]According to Al Jazeera, US President Trump signed a presidential memorandum on the 4th, announcing the resumption of his “extreme pressure” policy against Iran during his first term, and instructed various departments of the US government to formulate sanctions against Iran Measures include reducing Iranian oil exports to zero to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iranian Foreign Minister Aragic responded on the 5th that Trump’s “extreme pressure” policy will end in failure like last time.

Trump signed a presidential memorandum before meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on the 4th to restore tough policies to Iran during his first term and instructed the Ministry of Finance to impose “maximum economic pressure” on Iran, including sanctions and establish law enforcement mechanisms for violators of sanctions. He also directed the Ministry of Finance and the State Council to take action to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that Iran’s oil export revenue will reach US$53 billion in 2023. Trump said that signing the memorandum made him feel “very tangled” and hoped that relevant measures would not be necessary to be used frequently.

Trump said Iran is “again” with nuclear weapons and he is willing to talk to the Iranian leader to convince the latter to give up the development of nuclear weapons. He threatened that if Iran tries to assassinate him, the United States will completely “destroy” Iran. Aragici said on the 5th that “extreme pressure” is a failed attempt, and it will still repeat the same mistakes when it happens again. He added that Iran does not seek to possess nuclear weapons, “If the main problem is that Iran should not pursue nuclear weapons, then this is possible and not difficult.”