# Trump rules out nuclear weapons against Iran as strikes resume after month-long lull

https://mins.news/en/video/39385

- Global News, 2026-08-31 22:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUpwbRXBKss

> U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he would not use a nuclear weapon against Iran, after the two sides exchanged strikes for the first time in a month. Trump described Iran as a “failed nation” and said its leaders, navy, air force and most surveillance equipment had been destroyed.

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