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Donald Trump: “I stopped [Iran] twice. I stopped them my first term. When I…”

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting, Mar. 17, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 43:45

But they should be very thankful that this group of people feels the way we do. Because if a country like Iran was allowed to have the power of a nuclear weapon, if we didn't stop them. I stopped [Iran] twice. I stopped them my first term. When I terminated the Iran nuclear deal, which was Barack Obama's deal. It was one of the. Maybe the worst deal I've ever seen. It gave everything to Iran, including billions of dollars in green cash. I don't mean cash. (43:45–43:54)

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Asserts that he stopped Iran from developing nuclear weapons by terminating the Iran nuclear deal.

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