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Jul 8, 2026 Other 3 times
…denuking of Iran—denuclearization of Iran. So this is all about taking nuclear weapons, not allowing Iran to have nuclear weapons. And everybody should like…
…11 planes were shot down, and that war was going to go nuclear . The Prime Minister of Pakistan said, "President Trump saved from 30 to…
Jul 8, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds NATO Press Conference 8 times
…only answer the question by saying they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. I think it's been—I was there for one reason: that…
…it—we denuclearized Iran, and that's happened. They will never have a nuclear weapon. That stuff is so far down under a mountain. It's a…
…you what happens next. We're never going to see Iran have a nuclear weapon, because that's much more important than the numbers you're talking about…
Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 5 times
…We have to have—they're not—they're never going to have a nuclear weapon. And they admit they're never going to have it. But they…
…Okay. Any other questions? Yes. Yes, ma'am. Well, we've already got the nuclear material, because it's so far underground, nobody's going to be able to…
…the equipment that can get it. But the—I call it the nuclear dust. The nuclear material is so far down underneath a mountain, and…
Jul 8, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral meetings in Turkey 8 times
…not what it's about. It's about, we don't want them to have nuclear weapons, and it's denuking or denuclearization. And I think we've made a…
…all we want—I want—it's very simple: They can't have a nuclear weapon. That's what I'm there for. Because if they did—— ——because if…
…truth. And it began—that was—that was pretty much the Obama nuclear deal—Obama deal, the—that was one of the worst tragedies that…
Jul 8, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…going to let them because they're crazy, and they can't have a nuclear weapon. And they go around killing people. They've killed thousands and thousands…
…sick people. And they're vicious, violent people. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they'd use it. As far as I'm concerned, it's over. I'll…
…he goes out, he talks. We make a deal, everyone's agreed: no nuclear weapon. We make a deal, they go outside, talk to the press…
Jul 7, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the President of Turkey 2 times
…Iran, where we have essentially decimated their military. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. And we're going to have some very good discussions. But we…
…Iran, because I don't think he wants to see them have a nuclear weapon either. I'm pretty sure of that. In fact, I'm totally sure…
Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…They have to make the right deal, because they cannot have a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple. You want…
Jul 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks on Trump Accounts? 13 times
…very good reasons, because, in this case, Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. We can never let that happen. On Saturday, July 4, our…
…Pakistan. I did others. That could have been a real bad one—nuclear . That was going to be nuclear. It could have been—as the…
…Now, they have to hold those concessions, but there will be no nuclear weapon. We're going to be getting the, as I call it, dust…
Jul 1, 2026 Other 2 times
…call it an attack on Iran so that they never have a nuclear weapon. So the oil price is now lower. The retail prices, the…
…the denuclearization of Iran. It's very simple. And Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Otherwise, all of this stuff that we look at, all of…
Jun 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 2 times
…It's the denuclearization of Iran. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. And they've…
Jun 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Conference 8 times
…that we have to do, because we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. Can't let it happen. So I'm saving Christians throughout the world…
…ever been able to accomplish before: that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. We're not going to let that happen. And thanks to the…
…I terminated the JCPOA. It was his agreement. It was the Iran nuclear deal. It was a disaster. By the way, it expired a long…
Jun 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Rose Garden Club Dinner 5 times
…Iran, because if we don't do it, they're going to have a nuclear weapon, and if they have a nuclear weapon, the world is in…
…But we had to do that. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. You want to see problems? Right? You know that. You want…
…let that happen. So we did that. They will not have a nuclear weapon, and they've agreed to that. A hundred percent agreed to that…
Jun 25, 2026 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Tele-Rally for Julia Letlow 3 times
…making a deal. But we're not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple. And they've agreed to that. There'll be no…
…war. We had no choice. We could not let Iran have a nuclear weapon. And Julia—one thing, very important—as she feels so strong…
Jun 24, 2026 Rally Kalshi: Trump holds America is Back Rally 2 times
…has ever been able to accomplish before: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. That's done. And thanks to the power and skill of the…
…even lower than that, just like it was before we took the nuclear weapon away from Iran. And it will be away from Iran for…
Jun 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at Mack Trucks 6 times
…before. And now I'm standing up again because Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, if that's okay. And we're doing quite well. I placed 50…
…this reason. Ninety-nine percent for this: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. And they've agreed to that. But remember, this wasn't easy. We…
…no navy, no air force, no anti-aircraft, no missile capability, no nuclear program. We're leaving them without any nuclear capacity, and they've agreed to…
Jun 23, 2026 Other 4 times
…it, they demand it, because they won't allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. You want to see trouble, let them have a nuclear weapon…
…been amazing. And the big thing is Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. Well, we're just going to talk about SAVE America. We have…
…the world safe because we're not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon, and they know that, and they agree to that. Thank you…
Jun 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 9 times
…open Strait, and we have a country that will never have a nuclear weapon—will never, ever have a nuclear weapon. So now I'd like…
…way I'm doing it. It's not going to cause depression. Well, a nuclear weapon supersedes depression. Depression is real bad. Nuclear weapon will cause depression…
…47 years. Nobody did it. Obama gave them a road to a nuclear weapon. I gave them a wall against a—they'll—they can never…
Jun 17, 2026 Other 2 times
…not the same thing as what we're talking about when we talk nuclear . But if Saudi Arabia and Qatar—and they all have some—I…
…they did their job. So, much less important than not having a nuclear weapon. No, it's not really for that. It just—I think he's…
Jun 17, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds G7 Press Conference 28 times
…reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. That's what it was all about. That was about 99 percent…
…weapon. They can't develop it, buy it. They can never have a nuclear weapon. At the same time, with this announcement—or close to it…
…that, and they got a deal that was a road to a nuclear weapon. I get so angry. I guess I'm allowed to get angry…
Jun 17, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Prime Minister of India 6 times
…And, on top of that, we will have an Iran without a nuclear weapon, which I can tell you the Prime Minister feels very strongly…
…the dumbest deals I've ever seen. It was a road to a nuclear weapon. My deal is a wall to a nuclear—you're not going…
…the JCPOA—that's Barack Hussein Obama's horrible deal that gave them a nuclear weapon. And I terminated it, and I stopped it. And then I…
Jun 17, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with The President of Egypt 5 times
…one, by far—99.9 percent—is they will never have a nuclear weapon. And you can't give Iran a nuclear weapon, and they will…
…before the crisis. The difference is now we have Iran without a nuclear weapon. So we'll see how that all plays out. I think people…
…so worthwhile. With the settlement, where you're not going to have a nuclear weapon and then we bring them down on top of that. And…
Jun 16, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with The President of UAE 10 times
…good things are happening. And most importantly, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. That was how I got involved in this. We can't let…
…a great document. Here's what it says: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. That what it says. It won't have one to buy, to…
…that happen. You couldn't let that happen. And they won't have a nuclear weapon. Now, in addition to that, the Strait is going to be…
Jun 16, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the Emir of Qatar 19 times
…thing that really matters to me—is Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and it says it loud and clear. They're not going to…
…good relationship. But the biggest thing is they will not have a nuclear weapon, and that's the reason I got in, and that's the reason…
…with me, and they originally wrote that "We will not develop a nuclear weapon." I said: "No, no. You're not going to develop, but you're…
Jun 15, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds bilateral with the President of France 3 times
…started. And the main thing is that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. They fully agreed to that, with strong policing powers. And they…
…that, it was very important, because it was a road to a nuclear weapon. It was a horrible deal for the United States. It was…
Jun 11, 2026 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Tele-Rally 1 time
…war with Iran today, and they have agreed never to have a nuclear weapon, something that we—we insisted on. That was the whole purpose…
Jun 11, 2026 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Barry Moore Tele-Rally 2 times
…settled up with Iran. We made a great deal. There'll be no nuclear weapons. People will start coming home very soon. It's pretty much—pretty…
…got everything we wanted. The big thing is, there will be no nuclear weapons in Iran. That means they're not developed and not purchased. They…
Jun 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 12 times
…most importantly, we have a deal that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, which was the whole purpose of what we had to go…
…did their job. Go ahead. Go ahead. They will not have a nuclear weapon. They've agreed to that. There will be no —which is the…
…in any way, any shape—in any way, shape, or form a nuclear weapon. They will not have a nuclear weapon. Because they've taken a…
Jun 10, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs The Secure America Act 14 times
…a good deal. It doesn't give them the right to have a nuclear weapon. In fact, it totally prohibits them from ever having a nuclear…
…them from going to war with India. You would have had a nuclear war if it wasn't for me. But they became friendly to me…
…Obama deal—JCPOA, the worst deal. That was a path to a nuclear . It's the exact opposite—you know, I like, on television, they say…
Jun 8, 2026 Other 7 times
…have that because, to them, it was okay that Iran has a nuclear weapon. And I say it's not okay. So we—the B–2…
…have got that in very good control. They will not have a nuclear weapon. Okay. Could I ask Lee—he's done an incredible job, as…
…good deal that will not allow in any way, shape, or form nuclear weapons, et cetera. It's—and the Strait will open up right away…
Jun 8, 2026 Tele-rally Kalshi: Trump holds Tele-Rally 3 times
…They're willing to give us everything. They're willing to give us no nuclear weapon. Iran—and the people in South Carolina agree; I saw a…
…They cannot have. The destruction is so powerful. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. And Lindsey has been fighting with me all the way—all…
Jun 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Wisconsin roundtable 2 times
…we had to put out a fire. We had to extinguish a nuclear weapon—a capable—this was going to be a very capable country…
Jun 5, 2026 Other 2 times
…having great success with Iran. We—they're not going to have a nuclear weapon, and they're in no position to have a nuclear weapon. Senator…
Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 11 times
…to call it a military operation, you cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, and everybody agrees to that, no matter—almost everybody. But wait…
…let them have—in fact, he inspired them to have, frankly, a nuclear weapon—him and Obama. Obama picked the wrong country. You know that…
…the Obama deal—I terminated that, or they would have had a nuclear —that was a road to a nuclear weapon. Our deal, if we…
Jun 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…a detour down to Iran because we can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon. Under any circumstances, we can't let that happen. So the reporters…
…Iran, and we're going to have to stop them from having a nuclear weapon." That's what we've done. And they've agreed to that. By the…
…the agreement, they will have agreed to: "We will not have a nuclear weapon or bomb. We will not develop one. We will not buy…
May 27, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting 11 times
…People understand it. They know that, very simple, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I'm doing that for the world. I'm not doing it just…
…that the world's number one State sponsor of terror never obtains a nuclear weapon, and they won't. Under the leadership of Vice President J.D. Vance…
…better than anybody can say it, you can't let them have a nuclear weapon. They would use it instantly. They wouldn't think about it. They…
May 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the world's number-one state sponsor of terror will never have a nuclear weapon. Oh, and they won't. They will never have a nuclear weapon…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 4 times
…They said, "Why?" I said, "Because Iran is going to have a nuclear weapon if we don't stop them." And I said, "We're going to…
…And we have stopped them. They're not going to ever have a nuclear weapon. They're never going to have a nuclear weapon. And we'll have…
…problems. Never going to happen. And they're never going to have a nuclear weapon, and they know that. They know that. And America is winning…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump say during the Swearing-In Ceremony for Kevin Warsh 1 time
…them hard. And we had no choice because Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They cannot have it. So I promised to cut 10 old…
May 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a EPA Announcement 7 times
…it one way or the other. They're not going to have a nuclear weapon. You know, when people hear it—because oftentimes they won't put…
…would say is somewhat crazy. And we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all there is. We can't let it. You will have…
…more important than the fact that we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon, and we won't. Yes, Jeff . Well, we're looking at it. We…
May 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…Iran, I had no choice because they were going to have a nuclear weapon. We're not going to give them a nuclear weapon. But that's…
May 20, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers keynote address at Coast Guard Academy Commencement 5 times
…any circumstance. As an example, we will not let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all. It's very simple. We will not let that happen…
…but we have great support. People don't want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they will not have a nuclear weapon. And they want…
…maybe not. But we are not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon and blow up the entire Middle East—Israel, the entire Middle…
May 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Congressional Picnic 5 times
…to a place called Iran. We have to stop them. They have nuclear on their mind, and we're not going to let them have a…
…to be finished with that very quickly, and they won't have a nuclear weapon. And hopefully, we're going to get it done in a very…
…happens to be true. And we're—they're not going to have a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. We won't be able to…
May 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony 19 times
…great country. We have to make sure that Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon. All of the things that you see me fighting for so…
…in the middle of a negotiation. I'm saying: "You cannot have a nuclear weapon." And it comes over the wire that the "Dumocrats" want to…
…he has to, giving them another slap. They want to have a nuclear weapon to blow up the Middle East and to blow up, frankly…
May 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Healthcare Affordability Event 7 times
…making a deal. And if we can do that, where there's no nuclear weapon going into the hands of Iran, I think—and if they're…
…but we have no choice because we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. Yes. Please, go ahead. Yes. Well, it's been very well received…
…into fruition. We've—— ——taken a country that was going to have a nuclear weapon, and we've virtually destroyed its military. They have no navy. They…
May 15, 2026 Other 14 times
…throw it away. An unacceptable sentence. Because they have fully agreed no nuclear , and if they have any nuclear of any form, I don't read…
…get everything. But we're not even talking about—I call it the nuclear dust. I don't know. I came up with the term, which seems…
…On Iran, it's very interesting. He feels strongly they can't have a nuclear weapon. He said that very strongly. They cannot have a nuclear weapon…
May 15, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump holds Bilateral Tea with the President of China 2 times
…want that to end, and we don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the Straits opened. We're closing it now. I mean…
…crazy. And that's no good. Can't have it. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. But we discussed a lot of other things also, and I…
May 12, 2026 Other 14 times
…that all day long, because it's very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They will not have a nuclear weapon. They know that. They've…
…came to—we don't play games. They're not going to have a nuclear weapon. No, my policies are working incredibly. If you go back to…
…7 percent. Now, we had a choice: Let these lunatics have a nuclear weapon. If you want to do that, then you're a stupid person…
May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts the Indiana University National Football Champions 1 time
…beautiful country of Iran. We didn't want to let them have a nuclear weapon. And we made the right decision, and we've got it pretty…
May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…plan?" I said, "The plan is very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it cannot have a nuclear bomb, and it's not going to…
…Now, these guys, I think, will say that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Wouldn't you say? We wouldn't feel very good if they did…
…characters. We're not going to give them the right to have a nuclear weapon. There's zero chance. And they know that, and they've agreed to…
May 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony 6 times
…see if we get there. If we get there—they can't have nuclear weapons. You know, it's very simple. But what's not to submit? So…
…an excursion down to Iran because we can't let them have a nuclear —a nuclear weapon." Look—and this is very simple—Iran cannot have…
…We want to keep all of you alive. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, and they won't. And they've agreed to that, among other things…