"I spoke to the president late yesterday afternoon and he seemed far more determined that Iran had been a menace to the United States for over four decades. They had been, as we say here, the epicenter of terrorism. And they had to be taken out."
"I spoke late yesterday afternoon I believe it was the first time I've spoken with the president since I reported about it on Venezuela and I had been keeping up talking to people that were part of the negotiations for some time. And what's interesting is they left those negotiations feeling like some progress had been made."
Hours before a U.S.-Israel military strike on Iran, President Trump spoke with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough about the situation. Scarborough reported that he had been monitoring ongoing negotiations, which participants believed were making progress with developments expected over the following 3-4 days. However, by Friday afternoon, Trump's position had shifted significantly. In their conversation, Trump expressed a hardened stance, characterizing Iran as a menace to the United States for over four decades and describing it as the epicenter of terrorism. Trump indicated that Iran had to be taken out, reflecting a more determined approach than earlier diplomatic efforts suggested.
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