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Trump says he may have to ‘destroy’ rest of Iran

Middle East Eye5 November 2026, 23:23 UTCIran

Trump says he may have to ‘destroy’ rest of Iran US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran could take 25 years to rebuild following the US-Israeli war. “I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible, but maybe I’ll have to,” Trump told reporters. “You’ll know soon enough.”

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