Trump Says He Would Not Use Nuclear Weapons Against Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran.
“Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it”, Trump told reporters at the White House when asked whether he would consider such a step.
“No, I wouldn’t use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody”, he added.
Asked how long he was willing to wait for a long-term peace deal with Iran, Trump replied: “Don’t rush me.”
He said Iran might have “loaded up their weaponry a little bit” during the two-week ceasefire, but added that the US military could eliminate any such buildup within about one day.
“Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone, their anti-aircraft is gone ... maybe they loaded up a little bit during the two-week hiatus, but we’ll knock that out about one day, if they did”, Trump said.
“I want to make the best deal. I could make a deal right now ... but I don’t want to do that. I want to have it everlasting”, he added.