Trump Issues Message, Declares: “Iran Cannot Have a Nuclear Weapon”

• Negotiations in Oman amid rising tensions
• U.S. demands inclusion of missiles and militant ties
• Iran threatens to end nuclear cooperation

President Donald Trump once again issued a direct warning to Iran on Friday.

The president declared that the Persian regime “cannot have a nuclear weapon,” just ahead of key negotiations scheduled to take place this weekend in Oman.

“I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, and happy country. But they cannot have nuclear weapons,” Trump stated when asked aboard Air Force One.

The upcoming talks will include Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

Trump issues warning to Iran

🗣️🔴 “I want it to be a happy country. Iran cannot have nuclear weapons,” says Trump ahead of negotiations with Tehran https://t.co/oh1lxwaq27

– El Universal (@el_universal_mx) April 12, 2025

According to Washington, the negotiations are expected to be direct. However, Tehran insists they will take place through mediators.

This alone highlights the deep divide between the two nations.

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Iran has made it clear that it is only willing to discuss the scope of its nuclear program.

However, the United States wants to go further.

Trump and his team aim to include topics such as Iran’s ballistic missile program and its support for regional groups like the Houthis in Yemen and the Lebanese organization Hezbollah.

Tensions have escalated in light of multiple threats from President Trump regarding possible military action against Iran if a new agreement is not reached.

At the same time, Iran has warned it could completely end cooperation with the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog.

These mutual threats have reignited a long-standing conflict that began when the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear deal in 2018.

That agreement, signed in 2015, required Iran to limit its nuclear capabilities in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions.

Trump abandoned the deal during his first term, calling it “the worst deal in history,” according to EFE.

Now, he is seeking what he describes as a “much tougher” agreement. Since the withdrawal, Iran has significantly expanded its nuclear capabilities.

Nonetheless, the country continues to insist that its program has no military purpose.