Trump Says US Will Not Allow Iran to Acquire Nuclear Weapon, Confirms Ongoing Talks
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that while he prefers a diplomatic solution with Iran, Washington will not allow Tehran to acquire a nuclear weapon under any circumstances.
Speaking during his 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, Trump underscored that negotiations with Iran are ongoing. “We are in negotiations with them. They want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon,’” he said.
Trump also claimed that Iran is developing long-range missiles capable of reaching the United States. “They’ve already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America,” he said.
Delegations from Iran and the US are set to hold a third round of indirect nuclear negotiations under Omani mediation in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Earlier Tuesday, Marco Rubio gave a closed-door briefing to senior US lawmakers on Iran as Trump considered potential strikes against the country.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Tehran will resume talks with the United States in Geneva “with a determination to achieve a fair and equitable deal in the shortest possible time.”
