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Trump says 'there will be bombing' if Iran does not make nuclear deal

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USA TODAY

Daily News, News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News, said 'there will be bombing' if Iran does not come to an agreement with the U.S. over its nuclear program.

Trump also told NBC he does not plan to fire any of the top security officials involved in a leaked Signal group chat.

USA TODAY Congress Reporter Savannah Kuchar looks at some potential national implications of a court election in Wisconsin.

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0:00.0

Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson. And today is Monday, March 31st, 2025. This is the excerpt.

0:14.2

Today, Trump threatened Iran with bombings. Plus, we take a look at the potential consequences of a court race in Wisconsin.

0:21.4

And let's talk about the Postal Service.

0:25.6

President Donald Trump yesterday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs of the country

0:30.5

did not come to an agreement with the U.S. over its nuclear program.

0:34.5

In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were

0:38.8

talking, but he did not elaborate. Trump, though, said, quote, if they don't make a deal,

0:43.0

there will be bombing. But there's a chance that if they don't make a deal, that I will do

0:46.5

secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago, unquote. In Trump's first term, he withdrew

0:51.4

the U.S. from a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers that placed limits on Iran's disputed nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.

1:00.4

Trump also reimposed U.S. sanctions.

1:02.7

Since then, Tehrana surpassed the agreed limits in its escalating uranium enrichment program.

1:07.4

Iran has said its nuclear program is entirely for civilian energy purposes.

1:15.6

Trump also told NBC over the weekend he does not plan to fire any of the top security officials involved in a leaked signal group chat where plans to attack the Houthis in Yemen were discussed.

1:25.6

He said that he doesn't fire people because of fake

1:28.0

news and witch hunts. Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he was inadvertently included

1:33.0

on a signal group chat by Mike Waltz, Trump's national security advisor. The chat included

1:37.8

Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hagsath, Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

1:42.8

Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard,

1:45.0

and CIA director John Ratcliffe, among others.

1:48.0

On the chat, Hexsthes chair detailed plans for an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen,

1:52.0

including strike times and weapons details, raising concerns about how the administration

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