Trump: US will ‘bomb the hell out of Iran’ if it doesn’t comply with commitment not to pursue nukes

US President Donald Trump is pressed to explain his claim that the deal he signed with Iran permanently prevents it from obtaining a nuclear weapon, given that the text of the MOU suffices with, “Iran reaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons.”

“When I say permanently, it should be permanently, but if it’s not permanently, we will bomb them,” Trump says during a press conference.

“That’s with me as president. If you have a weak, pathetic president, maybe that doesn’t happen,” he adds, admitting that he cannot control what will happen after his term in office ends.

A reporter then pushes Trump again to clarify whether there is anything actually enforceable in the MOU itself to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

“There doesn’t have to be” anything enforceable in the agreement, Trump responds, insisting his threat to bomb Iran if it does not comply is sufficient.

“What else am I going to do? Am I going to say, ‘I’m going to take you to court’? ‘Let me just sue you’? No. We’re gonna bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement,” Trump says.