Trump defends letting Iran maintain missile arsenal
Trump said Iran’s missile arsenal has already been largely destroyed and argued a blanket ban would be unenforceable because other countries also have missiles.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would not forbid Iran from possessing ballistic missiles, arguing Tehran 'has to have some' as part of an emerging peace framework.
- Trump claimed 'we knocked out probably 84%-85% of their missiles,' arguing it is unfair to deny Iran capabilities while other regional powers maintain similar arsenals.
- Critics immediately seized on the comments, reviving comparisons to Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal and warning the stance risks a 'significant softening' of Washington's position.
- Trump insisted that any relief Iran receives under this framework would be strictly 'based on merit,' distinguishing the process from the Obama administration's implementation of the JCPOA.
- While the missile debate continues, Trump praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a 'good partner,' arguing that preventing a nuclear weapon remains the ultimate victory for regional security.
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CARTE - The US President said this Wednesday, the day of the signing of a memorandum of understanding to put an end to the conflict with the Islamic Republic, that Tehran had lost almost all of its ballistic projectiles. "The rest is underground, they cannot recover them," he continued. A statement contradicted by recent satellite images.
Trump again stuns Bibi: After taking back warplanes, POTUS says Iran can keep few ballistic missiles
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended allowing Iran to retain part of its ballistic missile arsenal, arguing that conventional missiles are different from nuclear weapons and that other countries in the region possess similar capabilities. His remarks come amid conflicting assessments of Iran’s remaining military strength after recent U.S. and Israeli strikes. While U.S. officials claim Iran’s missile production capacity has been severely deg…
'They've Got to Have Some': Trump's Iran Missile Remarks Reignite Obama Nuclear Deal Row
Donald Trump has reignited a major Iran policy row after reportedly saying Tehran 'has to have some' ballistic missile capability as part of an emerging peace framework, a remark that immediately drew fire from defence hawks and revived comparisons to Barack Obama's 2015 nuclear deal. Critics say the comment could mark a sharp shift in long‑standing US red lines on Iran's weapons programme. Speaking at the G7 summit in France, the US President a…
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