[UPDATE-Oct 4, 2026, US-Israel, Iran War] MidEast, Gaza-Hamas, Lebanon-Hezbollah: Reaction and Analysis

Trump says Iran abandoned plans to acquire nuclear weapons President Donald Trump is confident that Iran has abandoned all plans to acquire nuclear weapons. “Iran, as you know, is virtually giving up any plans of a nuclear weapon,” he said in response to reporters’ questions on the South Lawn of the White House. Iranian authorities have repeatedly stated that they do not seek to acquire nuclear weapons. Trump added that he still has to make a decision on Iran but provided no details. The US leader also said that Iran has been defeated and expressed confidence that the conflict with…