Trump closes NATO summit promising proof Iran's nuclear program destroyed
U.S. President Donald Trump closed the NATO summit by praising his own intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict, and for U.S. airstrikes on Iran. He promised to provide proof that Iran's nuclear program was destroyed at a news conference on Thursday.
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