Trump Says No Iran Deal Unless Tehran Drops Nuclear Ambitions

‘This whole thing is really about no nuclear—they cannot have a nuclear weapon,’ the U.S. president said.

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Jan. 29, 2025. Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States will not agree to any deal with Iran unless Tehran abandons its nuclear ambitions, laying down a firm red line ahead of a possible second round of U.S.–Iran peace talks after the first round failed to yield an agreement.

“Well, first of all, if they don’t, we’re not making a deal,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News that aired on April 15. “There’s no deal.”