STORY: :: Trump says he wouldn't use a nuclear weapon on Iran
:: April 23, 2026
REPORTER: "Sir, would you use a nuclear weapon against Iran? You posted on Truth Social...":
TRUMP: "No, I wouldn't. We don't need it. Why do I need it? Why would a stupid question like that be asked? Do you? Why would I? Why would I use a nuclear weapon when we've totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them? Without it. No, I wouldn't use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody."
Asked how long he was willing to wait for a long-term peace deal with Iran, Trump said, "Don't rush me."
He said Iran might have loaded up their weaponry "a little bit" during the two-week ceasefire, but added that the U.S. military could knock that out in about one day.
