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Trump: Options on Iran’s centrifuges are ‘blow them up nicely or blow them up viciously’
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump waiting to greet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, May 6, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Asked whether the US has given Iran a choice between turning over its nuclear centrifuges and uranium or “get bombed,” US President Donald Trump responds, “It’s that simple.”
“I would much prefer a strong, verified deal where we actually blow them up… or just de-nuke them,” Trump tells conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt in an interview, apparently referring to Iran’s nuclear centrifuges.
“There are only two alternatives there, blow them up nicely or blow them up viciously,” the president adds.
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