Trump Says He Wants Iran To Give Up Entirely on Nuclear Weapons

“Giving up entirely,” Trump told reporters early on Tuesday. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it’s very simple.”

Trump said he may send U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff or Vice President JD Vance to meet with Iran. However, he added that “it depends on what happens when I get back”.

When asked if Israel would slow down its attacks on Iran, Trump said: “You’re going to find out over the next two days. You’re going to find out. Nobody’s slowed up so far.”

Trump also said he had not seen any signs yet of North Korea or Russia getting involved to help Iran.

The president added Washington was working on helping Americans who were trying to flee the region amid the Israel-Iran war. “We’re working on that, we’re doing the best we can,” he said.

Since the Israeli strikes on Friday, the two Middle Eastern rivals have exchanged blows, with Iranian officials reporting more than 220 deaths, mostly civilians, while Israel said 24 civilians were killed.

Israel, the U.S. and other Western nations have long sought to pressure Iran to curb its nuclear weapons development.

Israel, which is not a party to the NPT, is the only country in the Middle East widely believed to have nuclear weapons.

“If they want to talk, they know how to reach me. They should have taken the deal that was on the table – Would have saved a lot of lives,” Trump wrote on Truth Social about Iran.