US will deter Iran from nuclear weapons ‘one way or the other’ - energy secretary
The United States will deter Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons “one way or the other,” US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump “believes firmly we cannot have a nuclear-armed Iran,” Wright told reporters in Paris on the sidelines of meetings at the International Energy Agency.
“They’ve been very clear about what they would do with nuclear weapons. It’s entirely unacceptable,” Wright said. “So one way or the other, we are going to deter Iran’s march towards a nuclear weapon.”
His remarks came a day after US and Iranian officials held talks in Geneva aimed at averting possible US military intervention over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Iran said the talks produced agreement on “guiding principles” for a deal, while US Vice President JD Vance said Tehran had not yet acknowledged all of Washington’s red lines.
