[UPDATE-DAY #59] Iran Has Not Yet Pledged to Abandon Nuclear Arms, Trump Says

Day #59 – In Brief

• President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address that Iran is pursuing missile and nuclear weapons programs despite past US efforts to stop them.
• Trump said the US is still negotiating with Tehran but said he has not heard “the secret words: ‘We will never have a nuclear weapon.’
• US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials amid the brutal crackdown on protesters, telling Iranians “help is on its way.”
• At least 12,000 people were killed over two nights on January 8 and 9 during protests, Iran International’s editorial board concluded, based on a review of sources and medical data.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
Check back for updates.

[UPDATE] New Zealand imposes travel bans on 40 Iranian officials over protest crackdown