‘Israel would have been wiped out’ - Trump defends Iran nuclear stance
Key Takeaways
- Trump said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon protected Israel from being “wiped out”.
- He argued that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a wider threat to the Middle East, Europe and the US.
- Washington rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks.
The US president said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon protected Israel and prevented a wider threat to the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
US President Donald Trump has said Israel would have been “wiped out” if he had not stopped Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, as tensions with Tehran continue.
Trump said preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon had also reduced what he described as a wider threat to the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
"Iran will never have a nuclear weapon; that's a very big thing because if you want to see turmoil and a travesty, let them take out a city with a nuclear weapon," Trump said.
"There'd be no Middle East. And then the rockets and the bombs would start coming our way and Europe's way. And I stopped it," he added.
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Trump's comments come as disagreements between Washington and Tehran continue over the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of restarting talks.
On Saturday, Trump confirmed that the United States had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations with Washington.
Tehran has maintained that its conditions must be met before the strategic waterway can be reopened.
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