On “Fox News Sunday,” national security advisor Mike Waltz reportedly responded to a news story from the previous week that said Israel is likely to hit Iran’s nuclear program by stating that President Donald Trump will never allow Iran to possess a nuclear weapon.
The report stated that Israel is likely to target Iran’s nuclear program.
In light of the fact that Israel might require assistance from the United States in order to destroy Iran’s underground facilities, Waltz was questioned about the extent to which the United States would be involved in a strike against Iran.
“I can speak to what the president has repeatedly said and that is Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. That not only would be existential for Israel, I think it would be existential for the entire world, because it could kick off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.” Waltz noted.
“How we get there, I’m not going to get into the details here, but the president has also expressed a willingness to take whatever action is necessary. All options are on the table, but also to talk to Iran as well if they want to give up their entire program and not play games as we’ve seen Iran do in the past in prior negotiations.” he continued.
“I’ll promise you this: President Trump is absolutely serious, deadly serious, when he says Iran can never have a nuke, and certainly not on President Trump’s watch; they are an irrational actor that we cannot allow to have their finger on the button.” Waltz concluded.
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