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_Published 2025-06-12. U.S. President Donald Trump says an Israeli attack on Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program is not imminent but “could very well happen.”_


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## Transcript

How can I help you, sir? That conflict with Iran can be avoided. Well, I'd love to avoid the conflict. Iran's going to have to negotiate a little bit tougher. Meaning they're going to have to give us some things that they're not willing to give us right now. Israeli strike on Iran. Well, I don't want to say imminent, but it looks like it's something that could very well happen. I want to have an agreement with Iran. We're fairly close to an agreement. We are fairly close to a pretty good agreement. It's got to be better than pretty good, though. But it's got to be. I'd much prefer an agreement.

As long as I think there is an agreement, I don't want them going in because I think that would blow. It might help it actually, but it also could blow it. But we've had very good discussions with Iran whether or not we get there, I can't tell you, but it'll it'll happen soon. I say this, Peter, very strongly. They can't have whether it's going in or not going in, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I'd prefer I'd prefer the more friendly path. And can you tell us what the Israelis told you that made you start to evacuate the dependents of servicemen and women who were stationed in. The Middle East?

Tell me anything. But I said, look, there's a chance of massive conflict. We have a lot of American people in this area. And I said, we got to tell them to get out because something could happen soon. And I don't want to be the one that didn't give any warning. And missiles are flying into their buildings. It's possible. So I had to do it, you know. I had the choice. Do I do it or not? Doing it has its downside, but it also has its upside. Like you're going to save a lot of lives if it should happen. Hopefully that doesn't happen.

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