JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that although he preferred a diplomatic solution with Iran, he would not allow Tehran to acquire nuclear weapons under any circumstances.
Speaking during his 2026 State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, President Trump underscored ongoing negotiations.
"We are negotiating with them. They want to make a deal, but we haven't heard those secret words: 'We will never have nuclear weapons,'" he said as quoted by Anadolu (25/2).
"My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy. But one thing is for sure: I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror, which is what they are, to have nuclear weapons. Can't let that happen," he said.
President Trump claims Iran is developing long-range missiles that can reach the US.
"They have developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases abroad, and they are working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States," he added.
It is known that the Iranian and US delegations are scheduled to hold a third round of indirect nuclear negotiations under Omani mediation in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday gave a closed briefing to senior US lawmakers on Iran as President Trump considered an attack on the country.
Separately, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that Tehran would resume talks with the US in Geneva "with determination to reach a fair and equitable agreement in the shortest possible time."
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