Trump Says Iran Developing Missiles That Could Hit US

The president made the statement during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech to Congress.

Vice President JD Vance (L) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) (R) listen to President Donald Trump deliver his first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said that Iran is developing missiles that can reach the United States and indicated Tehran is attempting to reboot its nuclear program.

“We wiped it out, and they want to start all over again. And they’re at this moment again pursuing their sinister ambitions,” Trump said during his State of the Union address in Congress.