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Trump: Nuclear deal with Iran UNNECESSARY as Tehran's facilities already destroyed

By ramontomeydw // 2025-06-26

• President Donald Trump claimed that U.S. and Israeli airstrikes have significantly damaged Iran's nuclear facilities, rendering a diplomatic deal unnecessary. He stated Iran's nuclear program had been "blown up to kingdom come," despite conflicting assessments on the strikes' effectiveness.
• While Trump insisted Iran's nuclear ambitions were neutralized, intelligence leaks suggested the damage might only delay the program by months. Reports from CNN and unnamed U.S. sources indicated centrifuges survived, while Iran admitted "badly damaged" facilities.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency lost track of 409 kilograms of highly enriched uranium enough for multiple warheads, raising concerns about potential relocation before the strikes.
• The escalation follows the collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA). Iran expressed willingness to restart talks, but Trump dismissed formal negotiations, favoring enforced deterrence over diplomacy. Secretary of State Rubio signaled conditional engagement if Iran abandoned weaponization.
•  Trump's claims conflict with verifiable evidence, leaving global observers questioning whether destruction has truly replaced diplomacy. Meanwhile, he suggested allowing Iran to sell oil to China for postwar reconstruction, undermining prior sanctions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that a nuclear deal with Iran may no longer be necessary, asserting that American and Israeli airstrikes had already left Tehran's nuclear program in ruins. The chief executive made the declaration Wednesday, June 25, on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in the Netherlands. Speaking to reporters at The Hague, Trump downplayed the urgency of diplomacy with the Islamic republic. According to him, Iran's nuclear facilities had been "blown up to kingdom come." His assertion came days after U.S. forces launched targeted attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, and followed conflicting assessments of the strikes' effectiveness. Trump also confirmed that U.S. officials would engage with Iranian counterparts, but dismissed the notion of a formal deal being inked. "We may sign an agreement. I don't know … I don't care if I have an agreement or not," he said, "The only thing we would be asking for is what we were asking for before. We want no nuclear, but we destroyed the nuclear." Trump's confidence in asserting that Tehran's nuclear ambitions have been neutralized contrasted sharply with intelligence leaks that suggested the damage might only delay the Islamic republic's program by months. He dismissed such reports as misleading, citing undisclosed post-strike intelligence that purportedly confirmed "obliteration."

The truth about Iran's accelerated nuclear program

Questions persist over the true state of Iran's nuclear capabilities. While Tehran admitted its facilities were "badly damaged," unnamed U.S. sources cited by CNN claimed centrifuges remained intact. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the leaked damage assessment existed but stressed it was preliminary. (Related: Iranian media dismisses Trump's claims of nuclear facility destruction.) Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) revealed it lost track of 409 kilograms of Iran's highly enriched uranium days into the conflict. Reports from regional outlets suggested Iran had advance warning of the strikes, potentially allowing material to be relocated. The amount of uranium the IAEA had lost track of was enough for multiple warheads. The backdrop to this escalation traces to years of failed diplomacy, including the unraveling of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under Trump's tenure. While Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed willingness to revive talks, Trump's dismissiveness signaled a shift from negotiated constraints to enforced deterrence. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted at conditional openness, stating the Washington would engage only if Tehran abandoned weaponization. As a fragile ceasefire holds between Israel and Iran, Trump framed the conflict as "exhausting" for both nations. The president also reiterated his openness to allowing Iranian oil sales to China, a move undermining prior sanctions. "They just had a war," Trump explained. "They are going to need money to put that country back into shape." The aftermath of the strikes leaves global observers weighing Trump's claims against verifiable evidence. With Iran's nuclear infrastructure at the center of a high-stakes intelligence dispute, the coming weeks will test whether destruction truly replaces diplomacy or if the crisis merely enters a new, uncertain chapter. Watch this Fox News report about why Iran's nuclear threat isn't fully eliminated just yet. This video is from the TrendingNews channel on Brighteon.com.

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