President Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon — a…

President Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon — a pledge he has made repeatedly, both in office and on the campaign trail. 🧵 Here are only a few examples:

“You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let it happen because bad things will happen if that happens.” (6/24/23)

“No nuclear weapons. You can’t give [Iran] nuclear weapons.” (7/15/23)

“Don’t let Iran have nuclear weapons. That’s my only thing I have to tell you today. Don’t let them have it.” (10/16/23)

“They can’t have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. They can’t have nuclear weapons. It’s too destructive, too powerful. They can’t have it.” (10/29/23)

“No nuclear weapons. You can’t have nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are the single greatest threat to this world.” (11/9/23)

“I just don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they weren’t going to have one.” (1/5/24)

“They cannot have a nuclear weapon. That was the only thing — the one thing I said, ‘You cannot have.’” (1/5/24)

“I just didn't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I said, "You know, we're going to make a great deal. Everybody's going to be happy. You're going to be rich as hell again. Everything's going to be great, but you cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (1/20/24)

“You can't let Iran have nuclear weapons.” (4/30/24)

“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, very simple. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (5/1/24)

“Instead, we have a very hostile country that wants nuclear weapons. You can't let that happen.” (6/15/24)

“The main thing is Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. That was my main thing. The deal was a simple deal. Iran can't have a nuclear. You know, it can't have a missile, it can't have a nuclear missile. It cannot have that nuclear capability.” (6/20/24)

“Iran should not have a nuclear weapon … Iran should never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” (7/10/24)

“They can't have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple. They can't have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” (8/5/24)

“Iran can't have a nuclear weapon — it’s very simple.” (8/8/24)

“They can't have a nuclear weapon. They can't have a nuclear weapon. And we were all set to make sure that they don't have a nuclear weapon. Because once they do, it's a whole different world, it's a whole different negotiation.” (8/15/24)

“They can't have a nuclear weapon. And now, they're very close to having one, and it's very dangerous for the world, very dangerous for the world. I mean, the biggest — the biggest problem today, in my opinion, the biggest risk is the nuclear weapons, the weaponry.” (10/1/24)

“I just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple.” (10/10/24)

“You can't let them have a nuclear weapon.” (10/14/24)

“All I wanted is you can never have a nuclear weapon. I didn't want much. I wanted Iran to be very successful. I just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon.” (10/16/24)

“And all I wanted was Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. I just wanted it. That's all I wanted. Very simple. You can't have a nuclear weapon.” (10/28/24)

“I had to have one thing — no nuclear weapons. You can't have nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are the greatest danger to our country going forward, to the world going forward.” (10/29/24)

“Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are the greatest single threat to our country, but to the entire world.” (11/3/24)

“It’s very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (2/4/25)

“You cannot allow [Iran] to have a nuclear weapon.” (2/10/25)

“I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country — but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (4/11/25)

“Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (4/14/25)

“Iran has a chance to have a great country and to live happily without death, and I’d like to see that. That’s my first option. If there’s a second option, I think it would be very bad for Iran ... but Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (4/17/25)

“We want it to be a great country. Let it be a tremendously successful, rich country ... but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (5/6/25)

“Iran can have a much brighter future — but we’ll never allow America and its allies to be threatened with terrorism or a nuclear attack ... We really want them to be a successful country … but they cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (5/13/25)