JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was open to supporting a quick Israeli attack on Iran if Tehran continued to develop its missile and nuclear programs.
"I hear Iran is trying to rebuild, and if they do, we have to take them down," he told reporters while welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort residence in Florida, launching Al Arabiya and Reuters (30/12).
"We will destroy them," he said, repeating the threat after a meeting with PM Netanyahu.
However, President Trump also said he was open to negotiating a "deal" that he called "much smarter."
According to the Republican politician, he prefers a diplomatic solution.
"I hear Iran wants to make a deal. If they want to make a deal, it's much smarter," President Trump said, quoted by TASS.
President Trump received PM Netanyahu in Florida on Monday, to discuss the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, Iran's nuclear, to the Hezbollah group in Lebanon.
Prior to his meeting with President Trump, the Israeli PM's office said Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth.
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