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Donald Trump says Iran agrees to abandon nuclear weapons under peace deal

Trump said the primary goal of his administration's efforts was ensuring that Iran could not develop nuclear weapons

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Donald Trump. Pic/AFP

Donald Trump. Pic/AFP

US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has agreed never to acquire a nuclear weapon as part of what he described as a "historic peace agreement" that ended tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, while asserting that Tehran's military capabilities had been severely weakened.

Speaking at a Mack Trucks manufacturing facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Trump said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remained the central objective of his administration's policy towards the Islamic Republic. "As you know, we just achieved a historic peace agreement with Iran to end the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz," Trump told workers and supporters gathered at the plant.

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