Trump: "If Iran had nuclear weapons, they would wipe out Israel"

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that if Iran had nuclear weapons, it would use them to wipe out Israel and the Middle East. Trump rejected regret over the moves that led to the confrontation, stated he would act the same way, and claimed that Iran is "caving everywhere." He repeated his assessment that the war will end immediately after the US elections.

US President Donald Trump, in an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, addressed the war with Iran, rejected the possibility that he regrets the moves he made, and stated that if he had to make the decisions that led to the confrontation again, he would act the same way. Trump said he destroyed Iran's nuclear capability and described a scenario in which Iran would use nuclear weapons to wipe out Israel and the Middle East. He called the Iranians "crazy" and claimed they would also target American cities. Trump referred to American control of the strait, which he called the "Trump Strait," and noted that the US had put nine Iranian oil tankers out of action. He repeated his assessment that the war will end immediately after the US elections and that the Iranians are barely holding on. Trump claimed that Iran is trying to influence the American political arena in hopes that a Democratic administration would adopt a more lenient policy, but stated that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.