And like I say, anybody who has had the opportunity to, to follow through on the classifieds over the last several months knew that at some point this was going to have to come to a head because they Iran had no intentions of trying to find a peaceful solution with regard to their nuclear capabilities. And they were continuing to build their offensive weapons, which would have made it much more difficult to, for our young men and women in that area of the world and our allies as well. (02:56–03:12)
CLAIM
Asserts that Iran was not seeking a peaceful resolution concerning its nuclear program.
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