The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday night (24) that he cannot let Iran develop its own nuclear weapon.
When accusing the Persian country of insisting on arming itself, it targeted nuclear installations.
“After the [operação] Midnight Hammer, [os iranianos] were warned not to make any further attempts to rebuild their weapons program, in particular nuclear weapons. But they continue. They started everything again, we destroyed everything and they want to start all over again”, he stated.
In his State of the Union speech, the Republican highlighted that negotiations are underway, but stressed that “I can’t let that happen” when talking about the Persian country obtaining a weapon of mass destruction.
“We are in negotiations, they want to make a deal, but we have not yet heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon,'” Trump said.
“My preference is to resolve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world, which is by far the case, to possess a nuclear weapon. I cannot let that happen.”
Trump warned that “soon” Iran will have missiles capable of reaching the United States.
State of the Union Address
gives the president of the United States the opportunity to highlight the government’s main achievements.
It is held in a joint session of Congress and is broadcast on television in prime time.
This year’s speech takes place at a troubled time for Donald Trump’s government.
A survey of the CNN conducted by SSRS revealed that 32% of Americans say the president had the right priorities, .
A CNN Brazil broadcasts the State of the Union address.
Understand the tension between Iran and the United States
United States President Donald Trump has returned to the matter if the country does not negotiate a new nuclear deal that “is fair to all parties.”
The American leader said he sent a , including the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and F-35 fighter jets.
Iranian officials, in turn, refuted the idea of negotiating under threat from the United States. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks could only take place.
Araghchi also warned that Iran’s Armed Forces are fully prepared to respond “immediately and powerfully” to any aggression against Iranian territory, airspace or waters.
The escalation of tension between Iran and the US this year began with the . The Iranian population was outraged by the rampant inflation, taking to the streets in demonstrations against the regime.
Trump has repeatedly warned that he would “strike with full force” if Iranian authorities violently suppressed demonstrations, saying the country was “ready and armed.”
During the protests, an internet blockade was imposed in the country and, according to human rights groups.
Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said any attack by the United States would be considered the “start of a war.”
