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Donald Trump: “We're not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon. And we've…”

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President Trump Participates in a Greeting with Artemis II Astronauts

Published | Video Starts at 24:49

I said I'd much rather have you be involved with ending the war with Ukraine. To me that would be more important because we've, we've, we're going to have that. Look, we, We're not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon. And we've knocked out their navy, we've knocked out their air force, we've knocked out their anti aircraft, everything, apparatus, everything. They have their radar, they have very little left. And they have some missiles. A small percentage, they have a small percentage of missile making facilities. We knocked out about 80% of them. The rest could come very quickly if we don't make a deal. They're not going to have a nuclear weapon. They know it and just about everybody else does. (24:49–25:15)

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Asserts that the U.S. has significantly degraded Iran's military capabilities, including its navy, air force, and missile facilities.

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