President Donald Trump addressed reporter questions Saturday as he prepared to board a plane, outlining his current posture on Iran’s latest proposal while indicating potential future military and diplomatic steps amid an ongoing standoff.
During one exchange, a reporter noted that about 85 percent of Iran’s nuclear missile-making capabilities had been eliminated and asked whether the remaining 15 percent was important for the United States to eliminate. Trump responded, “I’d like to eliminate it… It’d be a start for them to build up again — and yeah, I would like to eliminate it.”
On the subject of Iran’s latest proposal, Trump said, “I’m looking at it [on the plane]. I’ll let you know about it later… They told me about the concept of the deal. They’re going to give me the exact wording now.”
When asked about remarks from the previous night suggesting the United States might be better off
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