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Donald Trump: “We have sanctions which will never let them [Iran] rebuild.”

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

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President Trump Holds a Press Conference, Jun. 17, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:21

They don't want to get bombed, they don't want to get hit. As far as sanctions are concerned, at some point, you know, We have sanctions which will never let them [Iran] rebuild. They would have no money, they would be in poverty. The 91 million people would starve. So something will happen as soon as they behave. When they behave, we're going to let that go. (1:00:21)

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Asserts that sanctions will prevent Iran from rebuilding economically.

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