Trump: Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, deal could come after midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, while reiterating his expectation that the conflict could end following the U.S. midterm elections.
Trump said his administration had offered Tehran economic cooperation in exchange for abandoning its nuclear ambitions, but that Iran rejected the offer.
“My position is very simple. The world's number one sponsor of terror can never be allowed to possess the most dangerous weapon,” Trump said.
Trump also pointed to Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, saying American B-2 bombers had attacked key sites and were “totally obliterating everything.”
The president has separately predicted that the conflict with Iran will end following the November midterm elections, recently telling reporters, “I think war is going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer.”
Trump also addressed the Russia-Ukraine war during his UN remarks, saying he believed that conflict could be brought to an end “very soon.”
