Breaking down Trump’s new ‘drug factories’ claim about Iranian nuclear sites
First reported 2 Oct, 11:44 UTCUpdated 1d ago3 sources
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President Donald Trump has said a lot of things about the three Iranian nuclear facilities the US attacked last year. Until Thursday night, he had never publicly claimed these facilities were also “drug factories.” Trump’s comments at a rally in Oklahoma bewildered not only average Americans but also experts on Iran’s…
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‘They were nuclear and drugs. They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear,’ Trump told a rally in Texas
President Donald Trump has said a lot of things about the three Iranian nuclear facilities the US attacked last year. Until Thursday night, he had never publicly claimed these facilities were also “drug factories.” Trump’s comments at a rally in Oklahoma bewildered not only average Americans but also experts on Iran’s…
‘They were doing drugs, but they were doing nuclear’
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- Trump adds eyebrow-raising new rationale for US war in Iran: ‘They were doing drugs’ (opens The Independent in a new tab)
‘They were nuclear and drugs. They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear,’ Trump told a rally in Texas
- Trump Says Midnight Hammer Strikes Hit ‘Drug Factories Slash Nuclear Facilities’ In Iran (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
‘They were doing drugs, but they were doing nuclear’
- Breaking down Trump’s new ‘drug factories’ claim about Iranian nuclear sites (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has said a lot of things about the three Iranian nuclear facilities the US attacked last year. Until Thursday night, he had never publicly claimed these facilities were also “drug factories.” Trump’s comments at a rally in Oklahoma bewildered not only average Americans but also experts on Iran’s…


