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Donald Trump: “If I didn't terminate the Obama horrible deal, the Iran…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One En Route Joint Base Andrews, Mar. 15, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 15:45

And we're going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon and blow up the entire Middle east and beyond. Right. Because, you know, they were going to blow up the Middle east If I didn't terminate the Obama horrible deal, the Iran nuclear deal, it's called. If I didn't terminate that in my first term, they would have already had a nuclear weapon and they would have used it immediately upon getting it. And if I didn't send in the B2 bombers to bomb the hell out of it and obliterate. And that's what it was. We obliterated that site and stopped all their potential nuclear. (15:45–16:01)

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Asserts that terminating the Iran nuclear deal prevented Iran from obtaining and using a nuclear weapon.

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