Trump: Iran Nuclear Program Abandoned, Peace Talks Advance

0:00On March 24, President Trump announced that Iran has abandoned its nuclear weapons program as peace talks advance into the fourth week of conflict. He credited Vice President J.D. Vance in Secretary of State Marco Rubio with leading the negotiations, while noting that Defense Secretary Pete Hagceth prefers a military solution over diplomacy. Earlier this week, Trump ordered a five-day pause on U.S. strikes against Iranian energy sites to allow back-channel discussions through intermediaries. Despite the diplomatic push, the U.S. is weighing the deployment of about 3,000 additional troops to back up potential ground operation on top. A thousand of Marines already in the region. Trump shared these updates during the Oval Office swearing in a former Senator Mark Wayne Mullin as the new Secretary of Homeland Security. He described Iran's new leadership as cooperative after U.S. strikes eliminated prior leaders, stressing that the main goal was always preventing. Nuclear development, a key breakthrough came when Iran delivered what Trump called a

1:03major present, tied to oil and gas flows through the strait of Hormuz. Officials confirmed it eases threats to this vital shipping lane, signaling goodwill amid ongoing envoys like Steve Wyckoff and Jared Kushner working, directly with Tehran. With negotiations heating up and both sides showing flexibility, the focus now shifts to whether this momentum leads to a full ceasefire or escalates.