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Trump questions why Iran needs nuclear program ‘when you have unlimited amounts of oil and gas’
US President Donald Trump again says Iran’s nuclear program will be addressed in a manner that is either “violent or not violent.”
“I prefer non-violent,” he tells Fox News. “I don’t want it to be a violent thing, but they are not going to have a nuclear weapon.”
He also notes Iran “has a lot of oil,” questioning why “when you have unlimited amounts of oil and gas, why do you need civil nuclear? I just don’t see it.”
“I think nuclear is fine for civil, if you have a country with no oil.”
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