Trump claims Iran military “non-existent” as he warns against nuclear deal VIDEO

U.S. President Donald Trump said a potential deal with Iran remains under discussion but strongly warned against allowing Tehran to obtain a nuclear weapon, during remarks in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“You cannot give Iran a nuclear weapon — because they would use it on a place called Israel very quickly, and they would use it in the Middle East, and they would use it in Europe, and we'd be next. And it's NOT going to happen,” Donald Trump said on May 2, Caliber.Az reports. 

Trump also made sweeping claims about Iran’s military capabilities, saying its air force and navy have been effectively destroyed.

.@POTUS: "You cannot give Iran a nuclear weapon — because they would use it on a place called Israel very quickly, and they would use it in the Middle East, and they would use it in Europe, and we'd be next. And it's NOT going to happen." pic.twitter.com/GISUcpDvnR

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“Their navy, they had a very strong navy; they had the strongest navy by far in the Middle East. Many times over. They have 159 ships. Every single ship is at the bottom of the sea right now.”

He further stated that the United States and Israel have significantly reduced Iran’s missile capabilities.

He also said the US and Israel have taken out “85%” of Iran’s missile capacity.

Trump also claimed Iran’s leadership structure has been dismantled.

“They have no radar, they have no leaders. Actually, their leaders are all gone too. It’s part of our problem - we don’t know who we are dealing with. [...] We are looking for a leader. It is the only country in the world where nobody wants to be a leader. You know they say ‘Would anybody like to be president?’ And there are no takers,” he joked.

By Sabina Mammadli