President Donald Trump said Monday evening that had he not intervened and destroyed what he described as Iran's nuclear weapons in the making — calling the material 'dust' — Israel would have been eliminated. The statement is part of a series of remarks by Trump in which he takes personal credit for Israel's security.
President Donald Trump said Monday evening that had he not intervened and destroyed what he described as Iran's nuclear weapons in the making — calling the material 'dust' — Israel would have been eliminated.
The Zioneer has previously reported on similar statements by Trump. On June 26, he said that if he hadn't canceled the Obama-era deal, Israel would have disappeared. On June 19, he told Axios that without him, Israel would be 'completely crushed.' On June 15, he claimed that a nuclear-armed Iran would have destroyed Israel within two hours.
The latest statement, reported Monday at 20:44 Jerusalem time, adds the detail that the destroyed material was 'dust' — his term for nuclear components not yet assembled into weapons. The remark is part of a series of statements by Trump in which he takes personal credit for Israel's security.
- DevelopingTrump boasts that a nuclear-armed Iran would have destroyed Israel within two hours
- DevelopingTrump: If I hadn't canceled Obama's deal, Israel would have disappeared
- DevelopingTrump to Axios: Without me, Israel would be 'completely crushed'
- DevelopingTrump to CNN: 'Under no circumstances must Iran be allowed nuclear weapons'; says leading disarmament efforts
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