U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 25th (local time) that "Iran will never possess a nuclear weapon."
In a Memorial Day ceremony speech at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., Trump referred to the deaths of 13 U.S. service members during the Iran operation "Epic Fury," and said this.
He said, "These brave service members gave their lives to ensure that the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism cannot have a nuclear weapon."
Blocking Iran from possessing nuclear weapons has been the top condition Trump has raised in the process of negotiating an end to hostilities with Iran.
With reports saying the two sides' talks were in the final stages, there had been speculation that opening the Strait of Hormuz could take precedence over the denuclearization agenda. But Trump again stressed the principle of denuclearization that day.
In his speech, Trump also mentioned veterans of past wars. He said, "Many of the greatest figures journeyed from World War II to the Korean War and the Vietnam War," and introduced a medevac helicopter pilot who served in World War II, the 6.25 War, and the Vietnam War.
Before the event, Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and paid tribute to the fallen service members.