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US President Donald Trump has said he would “absolutely” consider bombing Iran again.<\/p>\n
Responding to a question from the BBC’s Nomia Iqbal at a White House press briefing, he said he would “without question” attack the country if intelligence concluded Iran could enrich uranium to concerning levels.<\/p>\n
The US became directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran last weekend, striking key nuclear sites with “bunker buster” bombs<\/a> before Trump rapidly sought a ceasefire. <\/p>\n In a speech on Thursday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the strikes had achieved nothing significant<\/a>, but on Friday Trump repeated his claim that the country’s nuclear sites had been “obliterated”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Posting on his social media platform Truth Social later on Friday, Trump said he knew “EXACTLY” where the ayatollah had been sheltering and that he had personally stopped Israeli and US armed forces from targeting him.<\/p>\n It is understood the Iranian leader was forced into hiding during his country’s two-week war with Israel. <\/p>\n All parties in the conflict have claimed victory, with the ayatollah telling Iranians that Israel and Iran had failed to disrupt the country’s nuclear programme.<\/p>\n