Trump begins by noting Iran’s sponsorship of terror, involvement in conflicts

8 May 2018, 9:26 pm

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Trump begins to speak:

“Today I want to update Americans on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflict across the Middle East and supports terrorist proxies and militias such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Over the years Iran and its proxies have bombed American servicemen and installations [and committed a variety of other attacks against Americans and US interests].”

“The Iranian regime has funded its long reign of chaos and terror, by plundering the wealth of its people. No action taken by the regime has been more dangerous than its pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them.”