Trump Says Israel Should Strike Iranian Nuclear Facilities

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US presidential candidate Donald Trump believes Israel should strike Iran's nuclear facilities in response to the country's ballistic missile attacks this week.

The relevant information was published by CNN.

Trump spoke in favor of strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities

On Friday, October 4, Donald Trump, during a speech at a campaign rally in North Carolina, criticized the position of the current US President Joe Biden, who spoke out against attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.

On Wednesday, Biden was asked whether he would support strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, to which he gave a negative answer.

Trump commented on this episode as follows: “They (reporters – Channel 24) asked him (Biden – Channel 24), what do you think about Iran, would you hit Iran? And he said, “They won't hit nuclear weapons yet.” That's what you want to hit, isn't it?,” the American politician asked.

According to the Republican candidate, Biden was wrong.

“Isn't that what you should hit? I mean, that's the biggest risk we have, nuclear weapons. When asked this question, the answer should have been: “First hit the nukes, and then worry about the rest later,” Trump said.

As CNN notes, Biden hopes that Israel will take a measured approach that can both protect its right to retaliate and avoid actions that could provoke further retaliation and push the region toward a full-scale war.

Recall that Israel has not provided assurances to the Biden administration that striking Iran's nuclear facilities is off the table, a senior US State Department official told CNN on Friday.