Iran turned down a U.S. offer of unlimited, free nuclear power for civilian purposes prior to the ongoing war, President Donald Trump said Monday in Doral, Florida.
The statement sheds light on Trump’s decision to preemptively attack Iran, which he said is “ahead of our initial timeline by a lot” and was needed to prevent the regime from successfully developing its first nuclear weapon.
After the U.S. military obliterated some of the Iranian regime’s key nuclear sites last summer, the regime continued pursuing nuclear capabilities at levels that were unacceptable, Trump said, accusing the regime of never negotiating in good faith....