Trump Threatens New Military Strike on Iran's Nuclear Facilities
In a social media post Monday evening, US President Donald Trump quoted Iran's foreign minister as saying that Iran's nuclear sites had been destroyed, confirming that they had been destroyed but adding that the US would attack "again, if necessary!"
Trump's remarks came after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News that Tehran could not abandon its nuclear enrichment program even though it had been "severely damaged" by US attacks. He said, "The program has been halted because the damage is so severe and severe. But obviously, we cannot abandon enrichment because it is an achievement of our scientists. Now, more importantly, it is a matter of national pride."
On Truth Social, Trump responded to Araghchi's claim that the damage was severe, writing, "Of course it is, as I said, and we will do it again if necessary!"
In the same post, the US president attacked CNN, saying, "They should fire their lying reporter and apologize to me and the great pilots who carried out the strike on Iran's nuclear sites." Referring to the reporter who first reported on the strikes on Iran, who said the strikes had not achieved their goal, Trump added: "CNN is constantly losing audiences, and so is MSNBC."
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