U.S. President Donald Trump is touting "tough" new measures to confront Iran as he seeks to deter the country from getting a nuclear weapon, but said he hopes not to use them.
Trump signed a presidential memorandum yesterday authorizing more aggressive measures toward Iran.
"They can't have a nuclear weapon. We'd be very tough if they insist on doing that," Trump said.
The U.S. president was also questioned on how close he thinks Iran is to developing a nuclear weapon and responded, “too close.” “They’re pretty close,” he added.
"We don't want to be tough on Iran. We don't want to be tough on anybody," Trump said.
