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Trump says Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ threatens to hit future facilities
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump greets supporters during a dinner for Republican senators in the State Dining Room of the White House, July 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
US President Donald Trump says Iran would be better off rebuilding its nuclear sites in new locations that would then be “obliterated,” like the three sites the US says it destroyed in the war last month.
“It would take years to bring them back into service and, if Iran wanted to do so, they would be much better off starting anew, in three different locations, prior to those sites being obliterated, should they decide to do so,” he writes, as he fires off Truth Social posts.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he writes.
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