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Donald Trump: “If we didn't knock out their nuclear capability, we would…”

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President Trump participates in a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation

Published December 15, 2025 | Video Starts at 38:45

They hoped that we didn't, but turned out that they did. Atomic Energy Commission confirmed it. So did actually, so did Iran confirm it. They got knocked to hell. But If we didn't knock out their nuclear capability, we would have never had peace in the Middle East. because you would have had a dark cloud hanging over Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and all the other countries and they would have never ever been able to sign an agreement. (38:45–39:01)

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Asserts that peace in the Middle East was achieved by knocking out nuclear capabilities.

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