Donald Trump says "number one Goal is, and always will be" to stop Iran's nuclear weapon

President Trump publicly pushed back against Vice President JD Vance on Monday over the administration's leading objective in the Iran conflict. After Vance said on Fox News last week that keeping American fuel prices low was the primary goal and preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon was secondary, Trump responded on social media that stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is his administration's paramount concern. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said both aims matter equally, though Trump said in May that financial pressure on Americans was not motivating his Iran decision-making. The average U.S. gasoline price has risen to about $4.02 a gallon, and Trump has said he will not apologize for higher prices.