This statement comes as tensions remain extremely high in the Middle East. For several weeks, Washington has alternated between military threats and diplomatic negotiations with Tehran.
During the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 25, Donald Trump paid tribute to American service members who died for the United States. Faced with the families of soldiers who fell at the front, the Republican president notably mentioned the thirteen American soldiers who died in the ongoing conflict with Iran. He presented their sacrifice as necessary to prevent the Iranian regime from accessing atomic weapons.
«These extraordinary men and women gave their lives to ensure that the world’s first state sponsor of terrorism never acquired nuclear weapons.», a déclaré Donald Trump, aux côtés du vice-président JD Vance et du ministre à la Défense Pete Hegseth. «We’ll never let this happen“, he insisted during this solemn speech.
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This statement comes as tensions remain extremely high in the Middle East. For several weeks, Washington has alternated between military threats and diplomatic negotiations with Tehran. A few days earlier, Donald Trump had already stated that the United States could “hit Iran harder” if no agreement was found on Iranian nuclear power.
