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Donald Trump: “Iran is about to have a nuclear weapon. They were three to four weeks away, maybe sooner.”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Site Visit, Oct. 1, 2026

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I went to all our people. Jamison Greer, great trade representative. I said, fellas, we just had the greatest numbers in history, but we're going to have to do a little detour because Iran is about to have a nuclear weapon. They were three to four weeks away, maybe sooner. And if they have a nuclear weapon, the whole game is over. We can't let them have. So in the midst of our grip, when gasoline was. (28:55–29:01)

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Claims Iran was three to four weeks away from having a nuclear weapon.

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