Reported claim

“Donald Trump admitted in a televised statement that he ordered bombardment of Iran's nuclear facilities, stating that without his action and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's, Iran would have acquired nuclear weapons within two weeks.”

very low confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.

Belief History

Jul 17 Jul 18

Sources

Press TV supports low reliability

If I wasn't around, or Bibi wasn't around, especially the combination, ... they would have had a nuclear weapon within two weeks had I not hit them with a nuclear.

Jul 17, 2026

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