U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on 5 July that an Iranian nuclear installation has been "totally demolished," asserting that the Islamic Republic’s atomic program has been "set back permanently." Speaking at the White House shortly before a scheduled meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said that if Tehran sought to resume work, it "might as well start in a different location" because the existing site had been destroyed. Trump added that the United States "wouldn’t allow" Iran to rebuild its nuclear capabilities at the same facility, signalling that Washington is prepared to act if Tehran attempts to revive the program. He did not specify which installation was targeted, when the alleged destruction occurred, or what actions were taken to achieve it.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump on Iran's nuclear program: "It's set back permanently. If there were to do it again, they might as well start in a different location because that location is totally demolished...If they did start again there would be a problem. We wouldn't allow that to https://t.co/3zzL9O1Efl
🚨 PRESIDENT TRUMP ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: "It's set back permanently. If there were to do it again, they might as well start in a different location because that location is totally demolished...We wouldn't allow that to happen." 👀 https://t.co/P5itAjCLND
🇺🇸🇮🇷 TRUMP: IRAN NUCLEAR SITE “TOTALLY DEMOLISHED” "[We've] blown to pieces the whole nuclear thing. I would say it's set back, permanently. If they were to do it again, they might as well start in a different location because that location is totally demolished. But if they https://t.co/w6FgsFfmFE https://t.co/2E4QCHODBm