WASHINGTON (Feb 24): US President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism to have a nuclear weapon. In his speech, Trump pointed to Tehran's support for militant groups, its killing of protesters and the country's missile and nuclear programs as threats to the region and the United States. "They want to make a deal, but we haven't heard those secret words, 'We will never have a nuclear weapon,'" Trump said in his speech. Trump ordered strikes on Iran last year, claiming in July that they had "obliterated" the country's nuclear facilities. Trump said he preferred to make peace, listing a range of worldwide conflicts he takes credit for ending, or easing.

Source: The Edge Markets February 25, 2026 14:17 UTC