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Trump says he thinks Israel should 'hit' Iran nuclear facilities

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://news-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20241005071052/1bdd2c735919952c3dc2b8591d81cd4df79aef214a8053301d76deb604dc101f.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on April 30, 2024. Justin Lane, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on April 30, 2024. <em>Justin Lane, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>WASHINGTON -- Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Friday he believes Israel should strike Iran&#x27;s nuclear facilities in response to the Islamic republic&#x27;s recent missile barrage.</p><p>The former president, speaking at a campaign event in North Carolina, referred to a question posed to Democratic President Joe Biden this week about the possibility of Israel targeting Iran&#x27;s nuclear program.</p><p>&quot;They asked him, what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran? And he goes, &#x27;As long as they don&#x27;t hit the nuclear stuff.&#x27; That&#x27;s the thing you want to hit, right?&quot; Trump told a town hall style event in Fayetteville, near a major US military base.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/4/israel-bombards-beirut-after-deadliest-west-bank-strike-in-decades-1345">READ: Israel bombards Beirut after deadliest West Bank strike in decades</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/10/2/world-urges-restraint-after-iran-strikes-israel-2101">READ: World urges restraint after Iran strikes Israel</a></div><p>Biden was asked on Wednesday whether he would support strikes against Iranian nuclear sites and the US president told reporters: &quot;The answer is no.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I think he&#x27;s got that one wrong,&quot; Trump said Friday, in response to a participant&#x27;s question about the issue. &quot;Isn&#x27;t that what you&#x27;re supposed to hit? I mean, it&#x27;s the biggest risk we have, nuclear weapons,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;When they asked him that question, the answer should have been, hit the nuclear first, and worry about the rest later,&quot; Trump added.</p><p>&quot;If they&#x27;re going to do it, they&#x27;re going to do it. But we&#x27;ll find out whatever their plans are.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mk5-9jn6yPk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Biden on Wednesday expressed his opposition to such strikes against Iran&#x27;s nuclear facilities, in response to the firing of nearly 200 Iranian missiles towards Israel.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ll be discussing with the Israelis what they&#x27;re going to do,&quot; he said, adding that all G7 members agree Israel has &quot;a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion.&quot;</p><p>Trump, locked in a tooth-and-nail presidential election battle with US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has spoken little about the recent escalation in tensions in the Middle East.</p><p>He issued a scathing statement this week, holding Biden and Harris responsible for the crisis.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Friday he believes Israel should strike Iran's nuclear facilities in response to the Islamic republic's recent missile barrage.</p>

Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Friday he believes Israel should strike Iran's nuclear facilities in response to the Islamic republic's recent missile barrage.