{"id":6930,"date":"2026-06-12T04:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6930"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:48:28","slug":"u-s-president-trump-iran-will-never-have-a-nuclear-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6930","title":{"rendered":"U.S. President Trump: \u201cIran Will Never Have a Nuclear Weapon\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Washington, June 11, 2026 &#8211; U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated that a key objective of ongoing U.S.-Iran diplomacy is ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. Trump recently stated, \u201cMost importantly, we have a deal that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,\u201d amid reports of negotiations and a possible agreement between Washington and Tehran. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">According to Reuters, Trump said Iran had already agreed not to possess a nuclear weapon and suggested he could meet Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei if diplomatic efforts continue successfully. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Multiple reports on June 11 indicated that the Trump administration believes a broader understanding with Iran may be close, including discussions on nuclear restrictions, regional security, and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iranian officials have not fully confirmed Trump&#8217;s characterization of a finalized deal, and negotiations remain fluid. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The issue of Iran&#8217;s nuclear program has been central to Trump&#8217;s foreign policy for years. He has repeatedly declared that Iran \u201ccannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d a position the White House has described as one of his most consistent national security priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><b>Why it matters:<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A verified agreement limiting Iran&#8217;s nuclear activities could reduce tensions in the Middle East, lower the risk of military confrontation, and affect global energy markets. However, analysts note that the success of any deal will depend on verification mechanisms and whether both sides fully implement their commitments.\u00a0<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260611_184634_122.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, June 11, 2026 &#8211; U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated that a key objective of ongoing U.S.-Iran diplomacy is ensuring that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. Trump recently stated, \u201cMost importantly, we have a deal that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,\u201d amid reports of negotiations and a possible agreement between Washington [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20260611_184517_Instagram.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6930"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6932,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6930\/revisions\/6932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}