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Trump in Riyadh: "All Civilized People Must Condemn the October 7 Atrocities Against Israel"


(Roll Call) President Donald Trump said in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday: "I've come this afternoon to talk about the bright future of the Middle East...forging a future where the Middle East is defined by commerce, not chaos; where it exports technology, not terrorism; and where people of different nations, religions and creeds are building cities together, not bombing each other out of existence." "The Gulf nations have shown this entire region a path toward safe and orderly societies with improving quality of life, flourishing economic growth, expanding personal freedoms, and increasing responsibilities on the world stage." "It's my fervent hope, wish and even my dream that Saudi Arabia...will soon be joining the Abraham Accords....They've been an absolute bonanza for the countries that have joined....It will be a special day in the Middle East, with the whole world watching, when Saudi Arabia joins us...but you'll do it in your own time." "Now working with the vast majority of people in this region who seek stability and calm, our task is to unify against a few agents of chaos and terror that are left and that are holding hostage the dreams of millions and millions of great people. The biggest and most destructive of these forces is the regime in Iran, which has caused unthinkable suffering in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, Yemen and beyond....Iran's leaders have focused on stealing their people's wealth to fund terror and bloodshed abroad." "I want to make a deal with Iran....But if Iran's leadership rejects this olive branch and continues to attack their neighbors, then we will have no choice but to inflict massive maximum pressure, drive Iranian oil exports to zero, like I did before...and take all action required to stop the regime from ever having a nuclear weapon....We'll never allow America and its allies to be threatened with terrorism or nuclear attack." "All civilized people must condemn the October 7th atrocities against Israel....The people of Gaza deserve a much better future, but that cannot occur as long as their leaders choose to kidnap, torture and target innocent men, women and children for political ends."
2025-05-15 00:00:00
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