{"id":54769,"date":"2025-10-19T11:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-links-iran-nuclear-action-to-gaza-deal-issues-ultimatum-to-hamas-on-disarmament\/54769\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T11:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T15:08:24","slug":"trump-links-iran-nuclear-action-to-gaza-deal-issues-ultimatum-to-hamas-on-disarmament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trump-links-iran-nuclear-action-to-gaza-deal-issues-ultimatum-to-hamas-on-disarmament\/54769\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Links Iran Nuclear Action to Gaza Deal, Issues Ultimatum to Hamas on Disarmament"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Former President Donald Trump<\/strong> asserted that the destruction of <strong>Iran&#39;s nuclear arsenal<\/strong> was a prerequisite for achieving the recent <strong>Gaza peace agreement<\/strong>, claiming Iran was months away from developing a nuclear weapon.<\/li>\n<li>Trump stated that the U.S. &quot;obliterated&quot; Iran&#39;s nuclear capabilities through strikes in June, which he believes paved the way for the current ceasefire framework.<\/li>\n<li>In an interview with <strong>Fox News<\/strong>, Trump issued a stern warning to <strong>Hamas<\/strong>, indicating that if the militant group does not disarm voluntarily, the United States &quot;will disarm them.&quot;<\/li>\n<li>While Hamas reportedly &quot;promised&quot; to disarm, Trump did not provide a specific timeline but warned of swift and potentially violent action if they fail to comply, clarifying that U.S. &quot;boots on the ground&quot; would not be involved, suggesting Israel as a proxy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has made significant pronouncements regarding the ongoing Middle East peace process, linking past military action against Iran to the recent Gaza agreement and issuing a direct ultimatum to Hamas regarding disarmament. These statements underscore the complex and interconnected nature of regional stability.<\/p>\n<h2>Iran&#39;s Nuclear Arsenal and the Gaza Agreement<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking on Sunday, <strong>October 19, 2025<\/strong>, Trump declared that the United States&#39; actions to &quot;destroy Iran&#39;s nuclear arsenal&quot; were fundamental to reaching the Gaza peace agreement. He emphasized that without these strikes, Iran would have been on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon, potentially within one to two months, thereby casting a &quot;dark cloud&quot; over any peace efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The former President referenced U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities in June, which he claims &quot;obliterated&quot; the country&#39;s nuclear program, rendering it &quot;nonexistent.&quot; Trump also noted a shift in Iran&#39;s stance, stating that Tehran now &quot;wants to work on peace&quot; and has expressed being &quot;totally in favor of this deal.&quot; The Gaza peace deal, announced in early October, includes a ceasefire, a prisoner-hostage exchange, and provisions for humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<h2>Ultimatum to Hamas on Disarmament<\/h2>\n<p>In a separate interview with <strong>Fox News<\/strong>, Trump addressed the future of Hamas, stating unequivocally that if the group is &quot;forced,&quot; the United States &quot;will disarm Hamas.&quot; He indicated that Hamas had, in indirect communications, &quot;promised&quot; to disarm.<\/p>\n<p>While no &quot;hard timeline&quot; was provided for this disarmament, Trump conveyed that if Hamas fails to comply, the U.S. would take action &quot;quickly and perhaps violently.&quot; He clarified that this would not involve American &quot;boots on the ground,&quot; suggesting that a &quot;proxy&quot; such as Israel would carry out the disarmament. Disarmament is a key component of the second phase of Trump&#39;s broader 20-point peace plan for the region. Historically, Hamas has maintained that it would only disarm upon the establishment of a Palestinian State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Former President Donald Trump asserted that the destruction of Iran&#39;s nuclear arsenal was a prerequisite for achieving the 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