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Trump to Reuters: We will leave Iran quickly and return if necessary

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01-04-2026 | 09:24

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Trump to Reuters: We will leave Iran quickly and return if necessary

Donald Trump said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from Iran “very quickly” but could return to carry out “targeted strikes” if necessary.

Trump added in the interview, conducted hours before a scheduled address to the nation, that he would say in his speech that he is considering withdrawing the United States from NATO.

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