For at least 15 years, President Donald Trump has been adamant that the Islamic Republic of Iran must never have a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon \u2014 a pledge he has made repeatedly, both in office and on the campaign trail,\u201d the White House said<\/a> in a June statement.<\/p>\n And the White House is correct. Trump has been warning about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran since before he ran for president. In a 2011 social media post, he called Iran\u2019s pursuit of nuclear weapons \u201ca major threat to our nation\u2019s national security interests,\u201d adding, \u201cWe can\u2019t allow Iran to go nuclear.\u201d<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s quest for nuclear weapons is a major threat to our nation\u2019s national security interests. We can\u2019t allow Iran to go nuclear.<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Trump bluntly expressed these views on the campaign trail during the 2016 election.<\/p>\n Speaking at a 2015 campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Trump said nuclear weapons in the hands of rogue actors like Iran pose a grave risk to the United States.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can take out the east coast of this country,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can take out large sections of the Midwest. You can take out things that were unthinkable, the power. And we have to be in a position where that never, ever, ever happens.\u201d<\/p>\n Here is a list of instances where President Trump voiced his opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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