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[Herald Economy=Reporter Lee Won-yul] Buckingham Palace neither confirmed nor denied President Donald Trump’s claim that King Charles III agreed they must prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.On April 28, President Trump hosted a state dinner at the White House for King Charles III and said, “We will never allow that enemy (Iran) to get nuclear weapons,” adding, “Charles agrees with me — he feels even more strongly than I do.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said, “The King naturally keeps in mind the government’s long-standing, well-known position on preventing nuclear proliferation.”
The palace stopped short of confirming the king had made the remark but did not strongly deny it, instead noting that the king is mindful of his government’s nonproliferation policy.
The Guardian warned Trump’s comment could place the royal family in an awkward position, noting the monarchy’s strict rule of political neutrality. The Times similarly cautioned that the remarks risk drawing Charles III into Middle East tensions.
But the BBC said it seems unlikely the king will be drawn into the Middle East conflict, adding, “We don’t know exactly what the King said. President Trump may not be a reliable messenger.”
The BBC also noted that efforts to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons have relied mainly on diplomacy and economic sanctions, and said, “Supporting that policy does not mean endorsing a war against Iran that some view as illegal or wrong.”
Attendees said Britain’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, nodded while President Trump made the remark.
Meanwhile, President Trump hosted a lavish state dinner for King Charles III during the monarch’s visit to the United States.
Trump praised the King’s address to Congress as “fantastic,” saying, “Even the Democrats stood up and applauded. I’ve never seen that. Incredible.”
He described U.S.-U.K. ties as “a friendship unlike any other on Earth.”
King Charles III, in his remarks, said Trump’s parents must be watching their son’s achievements from heaven with great pride and praised Trump for handling himself courageously during the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The King said he had come to the U.S. to renew an “indispensable alliance” and presented a bell that had hung on the British submarine “Trump,” launched in 1944 and active during World War II.
Charles joked, riffing on an earlier Trump remark that “if America hadn’t been in WWII, European countries would be speaking German today,” saying, “I dare say, if it weren’t for us, America would be speaking French now.”
The room laughed, and reports say President Trump took the joke in stride.
The dinner included cabinet officials from State, Defense, Treasury, and Commerce, as well as business leaders such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
