Trump says he prefers nuclear diplomacy, but he will never allow an Iran with nuclear weapons.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was willing to settle disputes between the US and Iran through diplomatic means, but would never allow the Islamic Republic to be equipped with nuclear weapons.

My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy, but one thing is certain: I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terrorism, which they are certainly, to have a “nuclear weapon, he said during his speech “Nation Status”, Telegragraphed.

Trump confirmed that the US and Iran were in the talks, however, he had not vowed to formally give up nuclear weapons.

“We're negotiating with them, they want to make a deal, but we haven't heard those secret words: We'll never have a nuclear weapon, he added.

During his first term from 2017 to 2020, Trump had revoted a nuclear agreement between the US and Iran initiated by his predecessor, Barack Obama, and restored sanctions on the country.

Since late December, Iran has been the scene of antigovernmental protests that were violently oppressed by authorities and, according to Iranian activists abroad, killed tens of thousands of people.

We remember that Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arghchi left for Geneva to participate in the next round of indirect nuclear negotiations with the United States on Thursday.

Arghchi, who serves as the main Iranian negotiator, is accompanied by a high-level delegation.

The American side, as in previous rounds, will be led by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kouchner.

Tehran and Washington have held two rounds of indirect talks under Oman's mediation since “nuclear diplomacy” resumed last month, following regional countries' efforts, including Turkey, to reduce tensions./Periscopi/