{"id":210671,"date":"2026-05-14T14:42:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-says-not-letting-iran-have-nuclear-weapon-only-thing-that-matters-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:42:49","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-says-not-letting-iran-have-nuclear-weapon-only-thing-that-matters-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-says-not-letting-iran-have-nuclear-weapon-only-thing-that-matters-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president says not letting Iran have nuclear weapon \u2018only thing that matters\u2019 – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

President\u2019s remarks come as midterm elections looks to be defined by economic concerns sparked by the conflict. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 13 May at a glance
Donald Trump has said preventing Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is \u201cthe only thing that matters\u201d as the US midterm election campaign season looks to be defined by mounting economic concerns sparked by the conflict.
\u201cI think about one thing: we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That\u2019s all,\u201d the US president told reporters at the White House before boarding a plane to China.
Trump made the remarks in the hours after official figures revealed that US prices had risen 3.8% in the year to April<\/a> \u2013 their fastest pace since 2023 \u2013 driven largely by energy costs that have surged since the US and Israel first attacked Iran in late February.
Gasoline now averages over $4.50 a gallon<\/a>, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), which makes it the highest price in four years. Food prices are also up nearly 4%, electricity and utility bills have climbed, and airlines have raised fares by more than 20%.
Trump\u2019s top officials have spent months struggling to explain when, or whether, such pressures will fade.
Trump<\/a> has said the growing financial pressure inflicted on Americans by the war on Iran is \u201cnot even a little bit\u201d motivating him to make a peace deal with Tehran. With US inflation at a three-year high<\/a> and fuel costs still climbing after a sharp rise in oil prices, the US president said on Tuesday that he is not focused on the economic hardship sparked by the conflict.
\u201cI don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation. I don\u2019t think about anybody,\u201d he said.
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The US Senate<\/a> on Wednesday rejected the seventh attempt by Democrats to force an end to American involvement in the war on Iran, even as the ranks of Republicans opposed to Trump\u2019s strategy grew.
The war powers resolution proposed by Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator of Oregon, failed in a 49-50 vote. All\u00a0Democrats,<\/a>\u00a0with the exception of John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, supported its advancement.
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The senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve<\/a>, one of the most powerful roles in the federal government that holds enormous sway over the economy.
The 54-45 senate vote on Wednesday was split along party lines, with the exception of Democratic senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania, who joined the Republican majority. Warsh was confirmed for a four-year term as chair and a 14-year appointment on the Fed\u2019s rate-setting board.
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An alliance of environmental groups and immigration advocates has welcomed what looks to be the imminent closure of Alligator Alcatraz, the notorious immigration jail in the remote Florida Everglades celebrated by Trump<\/a> for its harsh conditions.
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Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams<\/a> has slammed Republican-led states\u2019 efforts to redraw their congressional maps to favor their party as \u201cevil incarnate\u201d.
In an interview with the Guardian\u2019s new podcast, Stateside with Kai and Carter<\/a>, Abrams argued that what she said amounted to intentional \u201ccheating\u201d to suppress racial minority voting power must be fought in the courts and on the ballot.
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Watch the full podcast episode<\/sub><\/a>
JD Vance has threatened to \u201cturn off\u201d federal funding for government health insurance programs<\/a><\/strong> in states that refuse to comply with the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on suspected fraud.
More than 30 members of Congress have urged Donald Trump\u2019s top officials to end the use of the Guant\u00e1namo Bay<\/a><\/strong> naval base for immigrant detention and rule out any plans for military action on Cuba.
An 85-year-old woman who was detained at an ICE immigration center<\/a><\/strong> <\/a>has told of horrific conditions at the Louisiana<\/a> facility, which began at night, saying: \u201cThe guards could not speak without yelling.\u201d
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 12 May 2026<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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President\u2019s remarks come as midterm elections looks to be defined by economic concerns sparked by the conflict. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 13 May at a glanceDonald Trump has said preventing Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is \u201cthe only thing that matters\u201d as the US midterm election campaign season looks to be defined by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":210672,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-210671","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-us","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}