Trump rules out nuclear strike on Iran, calls it ‘stupid question’
"Why would l use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally decimated Iran without it? A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody," Donald Trump stated.
US President Donald Trump has ruled out use of any nuclear weapon against Iran and said no nuclear weapon should ever be allowed to be used by anybody.
In an interaction with reporters, the President was asked whether he is mulling a nuclear strike on Iran. “Would you use a nuclear weapon against Iran?” a reporter could be heard asking Trump. To this, Trump replied with a “no” before posing another question: “No. Why would a stupid question like that be asked?”
“Why would l use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally decimated Iran without it? A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody,” he stated.
US vs Iran over Tehran’s nuclear capabilities
Trump has been demanding the full dismantling of Iranian uranium enrichment and the removal of Iran’s 60%-enriched uranium stock. During more than a month long offensive against Iran, the US struck multiple nuclear facilities and reiterated claims of completely “obliterating” nuclear sites. However Tehran has time and again refuted these claims and said the United States and Israel is unaware of the Islamic Republic’s “vast and strategic” capabilities.
In the face of a fragile ceasefire, which has now been extended, Iran has also maintained that its enriched urnaium stock would not be transferred anywhere. “Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere; transferring uranium to the United States has not been an option for us,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei had said after Trump claimed last week that Tehran would hand over enriched uranium to the US.
In a post on X, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also slammed Trump for the “false claims”. The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false,” he wrote. “They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.”
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US President Donald Trump has ruled out use of any nuclear weapon against Iran and said no nuclear weapon should ever be allowed to be used by anybody.
In an interaction with reporters, the President was asked whether he is mulling a nuclear strike on Iran. “Would you use a nuclear weapon against Iran?” a reporter could be heard asking Trump. To this, Trump replied with a “no” before posing another question: “No. Why would a stupid question like that be asked?”
“Why would l use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally decimated Iran without it? A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody,” he stated.
US vs Iran over Tehran’s nuclear capabilities
Trump has been demanding the full dismantling of Iranian uranium enrichment and the removal of Iran’s 60%-enriched uranium stock. During more than a month long offensive against Iran, the US struck multiple nuclear facilities and reiterated claims of completely “obliterating” nuclear sites. However Tehran has time and again refuted these claims and said the United States and Israel is unaware of the Islamic Republic’s “vast and strategic” capabilities.
In the face of a fragile ceasefire, which has now been extended, Iran has also maintained that its enriched urnaium stock would not be transferred anywhere. “Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere; transferring uranium to the United States has not been an option for us,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei had said after Trump claimed last week that Tehran would hand over enriched uranium to the US.
In a post on X, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also slammed Trump for the “false claims”. The President of the United States made seven claims in one hour, all seven of which were false,” he wrote. “They did not win the war with these lies, and they will certainly not get anywhere in negotiations either.”
