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Mark Rutte: “Under US leadership those capabilities [Iran's nuclear and…”

Featuring: Mark Rutte, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Secretary General of NATO | International

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Live: As Trump considers NATO withdrawal, Mark Rutte delivers speech in Washington DC

Published | Video Starts at 17:04

One is it has always been a long standing position of NATO that Iran should not get its hands on a nuclear capability, but also not on a ballistic missile capability. And the fact that Under US leadership those capabilities [Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities] have been severely degraded. is good news. Existential news for Israel, Existential news for the Middle east, but also for Europe and for the whole world. And I know there are those who pleaded to continue the negotiating track. (17:04–17:09)

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Claims US leadership has significantly reduced Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities.

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