Donald Trump says Iran must never get atomic arms: "We’d be addressing them as ‘Sir.’"

In a Friday interview with a Kansas City radio station, President Donald Trump said the conflict with Iran would conclude shortly and repeated his position that Tehran must never obtain atomic arms, criticizing the 2015 nuclear agreement he abandoned as leading toward that outcome. He indicated U.S. military action would persist until Washington receives assurances on that point. The U.S. military has halted strikes near the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks while roughly 50,000 troops remain in the region, and fuel prices have climbed since the fighting began and Iran moved to disrupt shipping. Separately, Vice President JD Vance’s contact with Iran concerned bringing in medical supplies during a U.S. blockade, not peace negotiations, according to Trump; Iran reportedly says its conditions for ending the war are unchanged.