Iran-US tensions live: Trump calls for solution via diplomacy, but status quo on nuclear weapons remains

Iran-US tensions live: As US and Iran ties continue to be strained, Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that US strikes “obliterated Iran’s nuclear weapons programme”. He spoke of the “Operation Midnight Hammer,” the US airstrikes last year against Iran’s nuclear strikes during a 12-day war between Israel and Iran. “After Midnight Hammer, they were warned to make no future attempts to rebuild their weapons program–yet they continue, and are at this moment again pursuing their sinister nuclear ambitions,” Trump said.

Iran-US tensions live: US President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran are on but Iran has not said anything on the nuclear deal. “We are in negotiations with them, they want to make a deal but we haven’t heard those secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon,'” Trump said.

Iran-US tensions live: In his address, Trump said “You’ve seen nothing yet. We’re going to do better and better and better. This is the Golden Age of America.”

Iran-US tensions live: US President Donald Trump has already broken the record for longest State of the Union, speaking for more than 1 hour and 41 minutes. The earlier record was held by Bill Clinton.

Trump speech live: Trump claimed that 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 said.

Trump speech live: In his State of the Union, President Trump said that he prefers to solve Iran confrontation through diplomacy. This comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and US as the two set to hold final round of talks in Geneva tomorrow.

Iran-US tensions live: As Trump hit out at Iran, Trump said that while he wants to resolve the problem, he cannot let them have nuclear weapons as he called Iran World’s no. 1 sponsor of terrorism.

Trump speech live: Donald Trump claimed that Iran killed 32,000 people following the protests that broke out in Iran in December 2025.

Trump speech live: Trump hit out at Iran, calling it world’s no. 1 sponsor of terrorism.

Iran-US tensions live: Trump once again repeated the claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan last year in May when the two countries exchanged fire along the border following India’s Operation Sindoor against terror bases in Pakistan.

Trump speech live: On his tariff policy, Trump said, “Countries that were ripping us off for decades are now paying us hundreds of billions of dollars… And yet these countries are now happy, and so are we. We made deals. The deals are all done, and they’re happy… There was no inflation, tremendous growth, and the big story was how Donald Trump called the economy correctly, and 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics didn’t. They got it totally wrong. They got it really wrong. And then just four days ago, an unfortunate ruling from the United States Supreme Court. It just came down. Very unfortunate ruling but the good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made.”

Trump speech live: Defending his tariff policy, Trump credited it with driving what he described as a “stunning economic turnaround,” He criticised US Supreme Court’s decision that struck down many of the measures. “Just four days ago, an unfortunate ruling from the United States Supreme Court. Very unfortunate ruling but the good news is that almost all countries and corporations want to keep the deal that they already made. Knowing that the legal power that I, as President, have to make a new deal could be far worse for them, and therefore, they will continue to work along the same successful path that we had negotiated before the Supreme Court’s unfortunate involvement,” Trump said.

Trump speech live: Donald Trump talked about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk who was murdered last year. “Charlie Kirk was murdered for his beliefs,” Trump said. “We must all come together to reaffirm that America is one nation under God and we must totally reject political violence of any,” Trump said.

Trump speech live: The House has passed the SAVE America Act, which would require birth certificates or passports to register to vote in federal elections and a photo ID at the polls.

Trump speech live: “You caused that problem,” Trump said as he slammed the Democrats for high costs.

Trump speech live: Trump slammed the YS Supreme Court’s striking down of his global tariffs and termed it “very unfortunate.” He added that US trading partners “want to keep the deal that they already made… Knowing that the legal power that I as president have to make a new deal could be far worse for them.”

Trump speech live: US President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address talked about creating jobs and said, “we’re winning so much.”

Trump speech live: At the State Union address, Trump said that the tariff revenues are ‘saving’ the US. “It’s saving our country, the kind of money we’re taking in,” he said. This comes after US Supreme Court’s striking down of the Trump’s global tariffs last week.

Iran-US tensions live: “Our nation is back bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before,” Trump said in his address to a joint session of Congress.

Iran-US tensions live: “It is indeed a turnaround for the ages,” Trump said in his speech where he plans to declare his policies have the job market and domestic manufacturing booming.

Iran-US tensions live: Amid the continued tensions with Iran, Trump’s Union of Address speech makes a mention of Iran, wiothout naming it. “As president, I will make peace wherever I can — but I will never hesitate to confront threats to America wherever we must,” Trump was to say, according to the excerpts published by the Associate Press.

Iran-US tensions live: Tehran and Washington will sit for the last round of talks in Geneva on Thursday, February 26 as the US assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East. The negotiations are being seen as a last chance for Iran’s clerical regime to strike a deal with US President Donald Trump.

Iran-US tensions live: US Senator Dave McCormick said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran and could resort to additional military force if Tehran fails to respond.

“Iran has blood on its hands, American blood, Israeli blood. It’s threatened to destroy America with nuclear capability. So it’s a terrible actor. It’s been underwriting terror for decades in the Middle East,” McCormick told CNBC.

“So I think what we’re trying to do now is tighten the noose. That’s what the President is trying to put pressure on Iran to act as a good actor. We shouldn’t have a lot of trust for Iran and I think what they’re going to see is, if President Trump’s saying he’s going to do something, I think, and they don’t, they don’t respond appropriately, I think that he’s likely to use additional capability, additional military force in some form or another,” he added.

Iran-US tensions live: US President Donald Trump is expected to speak on tensions with Iran.

Iran-US tensions live: US President Donald Trump is set to deliver his State of the Union address on Wednesday as fears of a possible Iran-US war continue to linger