Trump says Iran ‘won’t be doing nuclear weapons, bank on It’
By Bloomberg
28 April 2018 |
8:00 am
President Donald Trump comments on Iran's nuclear aspirations during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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