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Trump Defends Iran War, Says Nuclear Threat Justified Action
Donald Trump said Iran wants him removed from office.
He said Iran believes Democrats would let it develop a nuclear weapon.
Trump insisted Iran will not get one while he is president.
He said he does not regret starting the war with Iran.
He claimed the US destroyed Iran’s nuclear capability.
Trump also said Iran might have attacked Israel, the Middle East and American cities if it had a nuclear weapon.
He described the United States as winning the conflict.
He also talked about high stock markets, rising oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump said Iran is trying to remove him because it believes Democrats would permit Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Trump said he has no regret about starting the war with Iran and would carry it out the same way again.
He claimed the US had eliminated Iran’s nuclear capability and warned Iran would use a nuclear weapon against Israel, the Middle East and US cities.
Trump said the stock market was at an all-time high during the conflict while oil prices had risen to their highest levels.
At a Republican convention in Dallas, Trump said the US was winning and referred to renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait.”
- Who
- United States President Donald Trump, Iran and its leadership, Israel, and Democrats are mentioned.
- What
- Trump defended starting the war with Iran and said he would make the same decision again, claiming the action removed Iran’s nuclear capability.
- Where
- Trump spoke in an interview with Fox News and at a Republican Party convention in Dallas; the broader conflict involves Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.
- When
- The remarks were made on Thursday, with additional comments at an earlier Republican Party midterm convention appearance.
- Why
- Trump said action was necessary because he believed Iran would use a nuclear weapon and threaten Israel, the Middle East and US cities.
Key facts
- Speaker
- United States President Donald Trump
- Conflict
- The US-Iran war, which Trump also called a conflict
- Trump’s position
- He said he has no regret and would repeat the action in exactly the same way
- Nuclear claim
- Trump said the US took out Iran’s nuclear capability
- Economic claims
- Trump said the stock market was at an all-time high while oil prices had reached their highest
- Strategic waterway
- The Strait of Hormuz was described as a critical energy chokepoint
- Convention location
- Dallas
Quotes
Donald Trump
US president speaking in a Fox News interview
“Supposing we were cruising and all of a sudden Iran has a nuclear weapon. They would use it. They're crazy. I deal with them. And they would use it. They would have wiped out Israel. They would have wiped out the Middle East. And they would have started hitting a couple of our cities.”
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m.rediff.com
“I don't believe in the word regret. You can always question yourself a little bit. And a few people have asked me that. If I had it to do again, I'd do exactly as I did. I took out their nuclear capability.”
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