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Trump Says Iranian Regime May Collapse Because of His Policies

  • U.S. left international nuclear accord with Iran in May
  • Iran faces high inflation, weakening currency, oil sanctions
Trump speaks during an interview in the Oval Office on Aug. 30.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump said the Iranian regime may collapse because of his administration’s policies, including leaving the international nuclear agreement with Tehran negotiated by his predecessor.

“When I came into here, it was a question of when would they take over the Middle East,” Trump said Thursday in an Oval Office interview with Bloomberg News. “Now it’s a question of will they survive. It’s a big difference in one and a half years.”