Trump drops another ominous 'eradication' threat
President Donald Trump's penchant for violence reared its head again on Monday during a press conference when he made another ominous threat toward Iran.
Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu at his Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, on Monday, where the two leaders discussed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. During a press conference after the meeting, Trump threatened to conduct another bombing campaign against Iran's nuclear facilities if rumors of the country rebuilding its nuclear capacity are true.
"Don't forget, we made the plan possible by taking out Iran," Trump said, referring to the alleged peace deal between Israel and Hamas. "And speaking of Iran, I hope they're not trying to build up again because if they are, we're going to have no choice but to very quickly eradicate that build-up."
Over the summer, Trump approved strikes against five Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump claimed ahead of the strikes that Iran was "weeks away" from developing a nuclear bomb, although experts remain skeptical of that claim.
A study by the Institute for Science and International Security found that three of the five facilities have had "little or no significant activity" since the strikes. Iran continues to fortify another site against future attacks, and officials recently regained access to the tunnels leading to another site, according to the study.