Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before?
“I will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Iran has an advanced nuclear programme but has repeatedly said that it was not seeking to build nuclear weapons.
In June, when the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran, Washington agreed to make concessions in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the nuclear talks were pushed to the back burner.
But now, as the stalemate continues, the U.S. seeks to bring the nuclear file back into the negotiations.
“I have a big decision to make. Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic? Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness?” U.S. President Donald Trump said in his UN General Assembly address on September 22. “I believe we’ll make a deal right after the [midterm] election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to,” he added. In the speech, in which Mr. Trump vigorously defended his performance as the President of the U.S., there were 10 references to Iran’s nuclear programme, which he claimed the U.S. had obliterated after its June 2025 bombing. “I will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said. Iran has an advanced nuclear programme but has repeatedly said that it was not seeking to build nuclear weapons.
Mr. Trump’s speech signalled a change in the approach of the administration towards the Iran conflict. In June, when the U.S. signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran, Washington agreed to make concessions in return for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the nuclear talks were pushed to the back burner. But now, as the stalemate continues, the U.S. seeks to bring the nuclear file back into the negotiations.
