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Trump wants ‘total dismantlement’ of Iran nuke program, but might allow civilian energy
Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
US President Donald Trump says the aim of his administration’s nuclear talks with Iran is to achieve “total dismantlement” of Tehran’s nuclear program, but that he is open to letting the Islamic Republic pursue civilian nuclear energy.
Trump makes the comments in an interview conducted on Friday and airing today on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
“I think that I would be open to hearing it, you know?” Trump tells Kristen Welker about the possibility of allowing Iran to develop nuclear energy for non-military purposes.
“Civilian energy, it’s called. But you know, civilian energy often leads to military wars. And we don’t want to have them to have a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple deal,” he adds.
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