Trump: Will Not Accept Any Deal Allowing Iran to Have Nuclear Weapons

BlockBeats News, April 14th: U.S. President Trump stated on Monday local time that Iran is looking to make a deal, but he will not accept any deal that allows Tehran to have nuclear weapons. Trump said that negotiations on the nuclear issue have reached an impasse and announced that a "blockade" against vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz has begun.

He said, "Iran 'called up' this morning" and stated "they'd like to make a deal." "Iran will not have nuclear weapons," Trump told reporters at the White House, "We cannot let a nation hold the world hostage through nuclear extortion."