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Donald Trump: “We've taken out everything but the pipes [in Iran].”

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Trump holds high-stakes meeting with Japan PM amid Iran conflict

Published | Video Starts at 10:33

And now they're looking for new leaders again. We can take out the island anytime we want. I call it the little oil island. That sits there so totally unprotected. We've taken out everything but the pipes [in Iran]. We left the pipes because to rebuild the pipes would take years for, you know, for them to do. But we are. I would say we are substantially ahead of schedule. (10:33–10:36)

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Asserts that the U.S. has destroyed all infrastructure in Iran except for oil pipes.

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