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Trump says he would consider bombing Iran again if necessary
Trump said he believes the sites were "obliterated." He has rejected any suggestion that damage to the sites was not as profound as he has said.
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Reuters - Fri, 27, Jun 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, after the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. / REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
President Donald Trump said on June 27 he would consider bombing Iran again if Tehran was enriching uranium to a level that concerned the United States, and he backed inspections of Iran's bombed nuclear sites.
"Sure, without question, absolutely," Trump said when asked about the possibility of new bombing of Iranian nuclear sites if deemed necessary at some point.
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At a White House news conference, Trump said he plans to respond soon to comments from Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei, who said Iran "slapped America in the face" by launching an attack against a major U.S. base in Qatar following last weekend's U.S. bombing raid.
Trump also said he would like inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency or another respected source to be able to inspect Iran's nuclear sites after they were bombed last weekend.
Trump said he believes the sites were "obliterated." He has rejected any suggestion that damage to the sites was not as profound as he has said.
But Trump said he would support the IAEA, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, going in to check the sites that were bombed.
The agency's chief, Rafael Grossi, said on June 25 that ensuring the resumption of IAEA inspections was his top priority as none had taken place since Israel began bombing on June 13.
However, Iran's parliament approved moves on June 25 to suspend such inspections. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi indicated on June 27 that Tehran may reject any request by the head of the agency for visits to Iranian nuclear sites.
Trump also said he does not believe Iran wants to still seek a nuclear weapon after U.S. and Israeli bombing raids.
He said Iran still wants to meet about the way forward. The White House had said on June 26 that no meeting between the U.S. and an Iranian delegation has been scheduled thus far.
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