'Not in a rush' to attack Iran over nuclear program -- Trump

The Manila Times

'Not in a rush' to attack Iran over nuclear program -- Trump  US President Donald Trump on April 17, 2025 says he is in no hurry to launch an attack on Iran over its nuclear program, a day ahead of US-Iran talks in Rome. Asked about a New York Times report that said he had waved off an Israeli attack on Iran, Trump said: "I wouldn't say waved off. I am not in a rush to do it because I think Iran has a chance to have a great country." Trump blocked a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites in favor of negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program, the New York Times reported on April 16, citing administration officials and others.  US NETWORK POOL/REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #donaldtrump #iran #israel #nuclearprogram

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00:00I wouldn't say waved off. I'm not in a rush to do it because I think that Iran has a chance to have a great country and to live happily without death. And I'd like to see that. That's my first option. If there's a second option, I think it would be very bad for Iran. And I think Iran is wanting to talk. I hope they're wanting to talk. It's going to be very good for them if they do.

00:27And I'd like to see Iran be thrive in the future, do fantastically well. I know the Iranian people. They're incredible people. Always have been very smart, very energetic, very successful people. And I don't want to do anything that's going to hurt anybody. I really don't. But Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. It's pretty simple. It's really simple.

00:51We're not looking to take their industry. We're not looking to take their land. We're not. All we're saying is we can't have a nuclear weapon. The deal that was made, the deal that was made with Obama, that deal would have expired already.

01:07It was a terrible deal. It would have expired. And that gave them a clear path to a nuclear weapon. I wouldn't have accepted it. That's why I terminated the deal. Number one, it was way too short.

01:19But no, I'd like to see Iran thrive. And they can do that, I think, very easily. Or they can do it the other way. And the other way is not going to be good for them. It's going to be really bad for them.

01:37They can do it the other way.

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