'They Can't Have Nuclear Weapons': Trump Gives Blunt Take On Iran During Meeting In Doha, Qatar

During a business roundtable in Doha, Qatar, President Trump discussed the Iran.

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00:00We were losing the Middle East because the past administration didn't handle the relationship

00:06properly, didn't show the kind of respect that they deserve. And me, I have a lot of respect

00:12and I have a lot of liking. I like the crown prince a lot. I've known him a long time in

00:17Saudi Arabia. And the Emir is fantastic. And we're going to another country in a little while.

00:23The UAE is a fantastic man, fantastic leader. And they have great leadership talents in

00:32this part of the world. And that's why they're doing so well. And you probably read today

00:37the story about Iran has sort of agreed to the terms. They're not going to make, I call

00:44it in a friendly way, nuclear dust. We're not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran.

00:49And we've been strong. I want them to succeed. I want them to end up being a great country,

00:55frankly, but they can't have a nuclear weapon. That's the only thing. It's very simple. It's

00:59not like I have to give you 30 pages worth of details. There's only one sentence. They

01:04can't have a nuclear weapon. And I think I think we're getting close to maybe doing a

01:09deal without having to do this. There's two steps is a very, very nice step. And there's

01:15a violent step. The violence like people haven't seen before. And I don't I hope we're not going

01:22to have to do this. I don't want to do the second step. Some people do. Many people do.

01:26I don't want to do that step. So we'll see what happens. But we're in very serious negotiations

01:32with Iran for long term peace. And if we do that, it'll be fantastic. And for this country

01:40in particular, because you're right next door, you're a stone's throw away. Not even right.

01:45You're a foot away. You can walk right into Iran. Other countries are much further away. So probably

01:50it's not quite the same level of danger. But we are going to protect this country. It's a very special

01:57place with a special.