Trump says US will not use nuclear weapon in Iran war

Published April 24, 2026 Updated April 24, 2026 01:29am

US President Donald Trump says he will not use a nuclear weapon in the war against Iran, Reuters reports.

“Why would I use a nuclear weapon? We’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it,” Trump tells reporters at the White House when asked whether he would use such a weapon.

“No, I wouldn’t use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody,” he adds.

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