US President Donald Trump has said that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon while his President, following Iran carrying out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq.

It was in retaliation for the killing of General Qasem Soleimani.

President Trump said that he was glad to see that Iran was seemingly 'standing down' and that that is 'good for everyone'.

More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases, and it was unclear if there were any casualties.

Dr Massoud Eslami is the Iranian Ambassador to Ireland, and he joined Ivan in studio today.