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Trump Says Iran Cannot Get Nuclear Arms, Warns Israel Would Otherwise Disappear

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U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, describing it as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. In a Fox interview, he said American financial pressure and the blockade were hitting Iran hard and called it a failing nation. Trump said he did not need a signed agreement, adding that the United States would either prevail or Iran would comply. He warned that without his presidency Israel would be gone and said Europe or the United States could be future targets if Tehran acquired nuclear arms.

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