'We knew everything,' Trump tells Reuters about Israel's strikes on Iran
Middle East,Israel,Iran,Trump Administration,Foreign Affairs
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After months of urging Israel not to strike Iran while he worked toward a nuclear deal, President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that he and his team had known the attacks were coming - and still saw room for an accord.
"We knew everything, and I tried to save Iran humiliation and death. I tried to save them very hard because I would have loved to have seen a deal worked out," Trump said.
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