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Donald Trump, president of the United States, suggested that if Iran rebuilt its nuclear arsenal or missile arsenal, Washington might consider using force against it.
Trump did not rule out a follow-up attack after the three Iranian nuclear facilities were damaged by air strikes in June during a speech in Florida on Monday.
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Trump told reporters, “I’ve heard that Iran is trying to grow up again, and if they do, we have to knock them down.” We’ll knock them out,” the message is. We’ll kill them in the end. However, I’m hopeful that won’t occur.
Trump threatened to attack Netanyahu as he welcomed him to his Palm Beach, Florida, Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump cited the strikes against Iran in June and the wars in Gaza and Lebanon as examples of how the US and Israel have been “extremely victorious” against their adversaries.
When Trump was asked whether Israel’s missile program against Tehran would be supported by the US, Trump responded, “If they will continue with the missiles, yes, the nuclear, then fast. One will say yes, and the other will say absolutely. The other is “We’ll do it right away.”
A further round of Iranian strikes would likely cause internal strife in the US, including from Trump’s own backers’ supporters.
Trump has argued in recent weeks that Iran’s nuclear program has been “obliterated” by the June strikes.
Israeli officials and their US allies have been raising concerns about Iran’s missiles since Trump delivered the address.
In response to the unprovoked Israeli attack that claimed the lives of several nuclear scientists, hundreds of civilians, and the country’s top generals, Tehran launched hundreds of missiles into Israel in June.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump, traveled to Israel this month and reiterated her warning about the dangers of Iran’s long-range missiles, saying that it is “producing them in very high numbers.”
He cited Israel’s air defense system as saying, “We cannot allow Iran to produce ballistic missiles because they could overwhelm the Iron Dome.” It poses a significant threat, the author claimed.
Iran’s missile program, which is at the heart of its defense strategy, has been decided not to negotiate.
Trumps said Iran and the US should “make a deal” on Monday.
Trump remarked, “That’s much smarter if they want to make a deal.” They could have made a deal the last time, before we had a significant attack on them, and they made the decision not to do so,” she said. They would prefer to have that deal.
Following the release of a National Security Strategy that recommends shifting foreign policy focus to the Western Hemisphere and avoiding the region, the Trump administration has the possibility of starting a Middle Eastern war.
Iran launched an a  missile attack on a US base in Qatar in June to counteract US strikes, which did not cause any American casualties. Shortly after the Iranian response, Trump declared a ceasefire to put an end to the conflict.
However, opponents warn that a further round of Iranian hostility could lead to a longer-lasting conflict.
The Iranian response would be “much harsher” if the country were to be attacked again, according to Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the US think tank for diplomacy.
