Trump: Iran Doesn’t Need a Civil Nuclear Power Program

During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” President Donald Trump stated that there isn’t any need for Iran to have a civilian nuclear program and “nuclear’s fine for civil, if you have a country with no oil.”

Host Bret Baier asked, [relevant exchange begins around 5:45] “[Y]ou said it was close the other day, you said it was close to a deal. So, does that mean that they’re going to enrich at any level, like a civilian level?”

Trump responded, “No, I think they want to make a deal. You say to yourself — they have massive oil by the way. They have oil that lasts for 300 years. They have a lot of oil. People don’t realize

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