Trump says preference is to solve Iran tensions through diplomacy
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Trump strikes belligerent tone on Iran during State of the Union, but says he would prefer a diplomatic solution.
United States President Donald Trump has told Congress that he would prefer to resolve differences with Tehran through diplomacy, while laying out his case for potential attacks on Iran, which he claimed was seeking to develop missiles that could strike the US mainland.
In comments made during his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday, Trump struck a belligerent tone against Iran, accusing it of working to rebuild its nuclear program that was hit by US strikes last year.
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