President Donald Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday night at the US Capitol.
Axar.az informs, citing CNN, the speech came shortly after the Supreme Court struck down his signature global tariffs, as he considers a second round of potential military strikes on Iran.
Trump’s speech clocked in at about an hour and 47 minutes, breaking the record for length set by his address to Congress last year.
One of the most urgent questions is what Trump will do about Iran. Eight months after striking its nuclear facilities, the president has entertained further strikes if Iranian leaders don’t cut a deal.
Trump claimed Iran and its proxies have “killed and maimed thousands of American service members” with roadside bombs. He also said the Iranian regime had killed “it looks like 32,000 protesters.”
“They were warned to make no future attempts to rebuild their weapons program, in particular, nuclear weapons,” Trump said. “Yet they continue starting it all over. We wiped it out, and they want to start all over again – and are, at this moment again, pursuing their sinister ambitions.”
He also claimed Iran is seeking to develop missiles that can strike the United States
“They’ve already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they’re working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America,” Trump noted.
Trump concluded by saying he still prefers to cut a deal.
Then he added: “But one thing is certain: I will never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far, to have a nuclear weapon. Can’t let that happen.”