US President Donald Trump(REUTERS)

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran must immediately stop its financial and military support for “terrorists and militias” and reiterated that it never be permitted to possess atomic arms.

The United States brands iran a “state sponsor of terrorism”.

It says Tehran’s support for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria’s civil war, Houthi rebels in Yemen’s civil war and the Hezbollah Shi’ite Political Party and Militia in Lebanon have helped destabilize the Middle East.

Trump flew to Israel from Riyadh earlier in the day, on the second leg of his first overseas trip since entering office in January.

In his speech at Rivlin’s official residence, Trump said he was deeply encouraged by his conversations with Muslim world leaders in Saudi Arabia.

Tags: Iran, terrorists and militias, Trump