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Trump says Iran agreed to never hold nuclear weapons

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 07:05
Trump says Iran agreed to never hold nuclear weapons

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TL;DR

U.S. President Donald Trump stated Tuesday morning that Iran has agreed never to possess nuclear weapons, according to Trump's own statement. The declaration follows a series of Trump and Netanyahu statements in recent days about a nuclear deal being finalized.

01 · THE DISPATCH

U.S. President Donald Trump said early Tuesday that Iran has agreed to never possess nuclear weapons. The statement, which Trump himself issued, adds to a fast-moving thread: over the past week, Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have both stated repeatedly that a deal removing Iran's nuclear capability is being finalized. As The Zioneer reported over the weekend, Trump said on Friday that the war with Iran was over and that Tehran had already agreed to forego nuclear arms. Over the past 24 hours, both Netanyahu and Trump separately reaffirmed that Iran would not be permitted to cross the nuclear threshold, with or without a signed agreement. Trump's latest statement does not add new detail on verification, the fate of Iran's existing enriched stockpiles, or whether a formal document has been signed — it echoes what he has been saying since at least Friday. The claim remains single-source, from Trump's own channel, and has not been independently corroborated by an official readout or an Iranian response.

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