Trump sends tough message to Iran: It will never have a nuclear weapon

Donald Trump delivered a stark warning to Iran, saying it would never obtain a nuclear weapon. Speaking at an event in the White House garden, the U.S. president said the United States was fighting because Iran wanted to acquire one.

“They were very close to getting it, but they no longer have a chance of getting it. (Iran) will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.

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They were very close to getting it, but they no longer have a chance of getting it. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

Trump also defended the naval blockade imposed on Iran, describing it as “very successful.” He said Iran had been punished heavily and that the United States had given it “a really tough lesson.”

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They were punished very heavily. We gave them a really tough lesson.

According to Trump, the U.S. Navy blockade had made tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz possible to a significant extent. He said the blockade had proved so strong and effective that nobody had expected it to work so well.

Trump made the remarks while discussing how the American steel industry was reorganized after the Sept. 11 attacks. He remembered those killed in the attacks and said the United States was making every effort to prevent similar attacks from happening again. After the speech, he awarded medals to relatives of some of the victims.

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The blockade was so strong and effective that nobody thought it could work this well.