Trump Says Iran Talks Continue, Downplays War

Telegram channel ClashReport reportedly quotes Trump saying the US has been "nice" because Iran keeps talking, and that "for much of this war, we haven't been really fighting." Trump also reportedly said some are angry he did not completely annihilate Iran.

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• Trump on Iran: For much of this war, we haven't been really fighting. (clashreport on Telegram)
• Trump on Iran: There are also people who are angry because I didn't completely annihilate Iran. (clashreport on Telegram)
• Q: A lot of the base Republicans are angry because they thought you were going to be a no-wars president. Trump: I haven't had much of a war, if you think about it. (clashreport on Telegram)
• Q: Are you surprised Iran's been so resilient? Trump: I don't know what resilient means. I mean, we've been nice because they want to talk, and they keep talking, talking. At some point, we will have… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Q: Do you need regime change in Iran? Trump: We've sort of changed the regime, in a sense. We did it twice. (clashreport on Telegram)

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