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President Trump Says Iran Deal Must Bar Nuclear Weapons, in Lara Trump Interview

May 31, 2026 · The White House · 0:01:29

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What happened

In an interview clip with Lara Trump released by the White House, President Trump was asked what a good Iran deal looks like. He said the one guarantee he has to have is that there will be no nuclear weapons, and that Iran has agreed to that, as he stated it. He explained that the language now covers purchase as well as development: after Iran said it would not develop a nuclear weapon, he said he asked what happens if it buys one, and the commitment now reads, as he quoted it, that Iran will not develop or in any way purchase a military weapon — a difference he called big, according to his account.

The President said the parties are close to a very good deal, as he characterized it, and that he would rather get a deal because the strait could open immediately upon signing, as he put it. He contrasted a deal with resuming military action through what he called the Department of War, said Iran’s military has essentially been defeated, as he stated it, and said he is in no hurry because moving slowly produces a better deal, even while gasoline prices remain a consideration, according to his remarks.

Why it matters

This short clip is the President’s own statement of his Iran negotiating terms at this date — the no-development-and-no-purchase standard and his stated preference for a deal over renewed strikes — recorded in his own words for the site’s foreign-policy chronicle.

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Flagged for the scoreboard editor: President Trump’s statement in this May 31, 2026 clip that Iran has agreed there will be no nuclear weapons and that the commitment covers purchase as well as development, as stated by him, for checking against any eventual agreement text. No verdict is given here.

Sources: The White House, “President Trump talks Iran with Lara Trump”, 2026-05-31 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-05-31). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.