U.S. vows not to allow Iran to have nuclear weapon

WASHINGTON, May 16 (KUNA) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, accusing Tehran of being responsible for "instability" in the Middle East region.
Speaking to Fox News late Thursday, Rubio said, "They should be happy that the President of the most powerful nation on earth is a peacemaker who seeks to prevent wars, seeks to end wars, and seeks to stop existing wars." "I think this is something we should be very proud of, that we have a President that seeks peace, seeks the end of death and destruction...A regime like that can never have nuclear weapons. And president trump has made clear they will not have a nuclear weapon," he added.
The statement came at a time when Tehran and Washington seek to find a diplomatic way of the Iranian nuclear crisis, and have already held several tours of talks. (end) asj.mt