(FOX NEWS) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. is “not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon and blow up the entire Middle East” and Israel.

“People don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they will not have a nuclear weapon. And they want to make a deal so badly. We’ll see what happens,” Trump said at the 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony in New London, Conn.

“We hit them very hard, but we may have to hit them even harder. But maybe not. But we’re not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon and blow up the entire Middle East, Israel, the entire Middle East and then come here for you. Not going to happen,” Trump said.