Iran Agrees to Never Have Nuclear Weapons
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (local time) that Iran had agreed to “never have nuclear weapons”, while dismissing reports that Washington would provide US$300 million to Tehran as part of the newly announced peace deal as “fake news”.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump reiterated his administration’s stance that the deal with Iran would ensure Tehran does not develop nuclear weapons.
“Iran has agreed to never have Nuclear Weapons! Also, the story that the USA paid 300 million dollars to Iran is Fake News put forward by the Dumocrats!!!” Trump wrote.
Trump’s remarks come amid ongoing debate around a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the United States and Iran that creates a framework for future engagement and links sanctions relief to Tehran’s compliance with nuclear verification measures and regional security commitments.
Supporting the president’s position, US Vice President J.D. Vance said Trump’s diplomatic efforts had once again yielded results and reaffirmed that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remains a key goal of the deal.
“The President has been clear from day one: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. President Trump’s peacemaking efforts have once again paid off for the American people,” Vance said in a video message shared on
Previously, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had stated that Iran would never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, regardless of any agreement.
Netanyahu said, “I have been fighting Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons for decades. I can describe this as my life’s mission.”
“With or without a deal, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. Not today, not tomorrow. This will not happen as long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel,” he added.
The memorandum signed by Trump and Vance creates a structure for future negotiations and bilateral relations between Washington and Tehran, according to senior US administration officials.
The deal operates on a performance-based model in which Iran will determine the extent of cooperation, sanctions relief and economic participation on nuclear inspections, verification measures and commitments to support regional extremism, officials said.
“The more willing the Iranians are to work with us on their nuclear program to confirm that they are not producing nuclear weapons and not financing radicalism and terrorism in the region, the more they will gain acceptance into the world economy through sanctions relief and other economic measures,” administration officials said.
Vice President Vance has previously stated that sanctions relief would only occur if Iran takes verifiable steps to eliminate its enriched uranium stockpile and agrees to a robust inspection regime.
The agreement is expected to be officially signed in Geneva later this week, with Switzerland coordinating efforts involving the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar.
Trump described the agreement as “a very strong document” and stated that its full text would be made public after the signing ceremony.
