Donald Trump repeats claims Iran’s military is destroyed, vows Tehran will never have nuclear weapons

US President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his claims that Irans military capabilities had been severely weakened while asserting that Tehran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weaponSpeaking to reporters from the Oval Office Trump also said oil continued to move through the Strait of Hormuz with the assistance of the US Navy claiming that this had prevented a sharp rise in global oil pricesThe US president described Iran as a failed nation and claimed that its leadership military and economy had suffered major damageTrump claims Irans military capabilities have been severely weakenedWhen asked about Iran Trump said the country was facing serious economic and military difficultiesTheyre a failed nation Yeah theyre a failed nation Theyve got 350 per cent inflation They have no currency Theyre not paying their soldiers Their leaders are largely dead Their Navy is gone Their Air Force is gone Their surveillance equipment is almost entirely gone That doesnt mean we wont smack them See what happensTrump has repeatedly made similar claims about the impact of the ongoing conflict on Irans military and political leadershipHis latest remarks came amid continuing tensions between Washington and Tehran and renewed concerns over military activity around the Strait of Hormuz one of the worlds most important shipping routes for oil and other energy suppliesTrump says US Navy is helping keep Strait of Hormuz openAddressing the situation in the Strait of Hormuz Trump said the US Navy was assisting commercial vessels moving through the strategic waterwayWe have the Strait of Hormuz in extremely good shape You know were taking over many many ships that got through last night as you know with the Navys assistance And weve been averaging 30 ships a night Thats a lot And a lot of oil is coming out Thats why you havent seen the price of oil go like they thought it might have to goThe Strait of Hormuz remains a critical route for global energy supplies and disruptions to shipping in the waterway have raised concerns about the potential impact on international oil marketsTrump argued that the continued movement of ships and oil through the strait had helped prevent the significant increase in oil prices that some observers had anticipatedIran will never have a nuclear weapon says TrumpTrump again made clear that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon remained a central objective of US policyHe claimed that an Iranian nuclear weapon would pose a threat not only to Israel but also to the wider Middle East and eventually the United StatesIran will never have a nuclear weapon See thats what its all about Its not about any of the other things Its about us as a country and as for the world Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon If Iran had a nuclear weapon Israel would have been wiped out You would have no Israel right now and probably no Middle East And theyd be hitting our cities at some point because theyre sick people And Iran will never have a nuclear weaponTrump has consistently argued that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons making the issue a central part of his administrations approach towards TehranTrump renews criticism of Irans leadershipThe presidents comments from the Oval Office came shortly after he used a social media post to launch another sharp attack on Irans economic political and military situationTrump had described Iran as a failed nation and called for its leadership to face trial for alleged war crimes while also accusing Iranian authorities of killing more than 100000 protestersIn his post on Truth Social Trump criticised Tehrans economic management and claimed that its military forces and political leadership were in disarrayIran is officially a Failed Nation IT IS DEAD They have no Navy they have no Air Force they have no currency they are not paying their soldiers or police Inflation is at 300 and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country Trump wroteWith inputs from ANI