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President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. is "locked and loaded" as he continues to weigh a "massive" strike on Iran, but the president told reporters the two sides are talking "seriously." (Video courtesy of Associated Press, US NETWORK POOL)

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Transcript
00:00Mr. President, a follow-up on Iran. Thank you, sir. A follow-up on Iran. Have you made a decision
00:05about the major strikes that you were referring to?
00:08Okay. Should we expect to see major strikes?
00:10Look, we're talking to them right now. I think they're getting more and more serious as the days go by,
00:16for maybe the obvious reason.
00:18But we are talking to them right now. Look, there are two ways. I consider that the smarter way, but
00:24the other is probably the easier way, doing what we're doing.
00:28And we can take that to a much higher level if we want to. You know, we're prepared to do
00:32that, as you know. We're locked and loaded.
00:34We're locked and loaded and ready to go, but we're talking to them. So I think while we're talking, we'll
00:40see what comes of it.
00:42I'm not, you know, despite what everyone says about the election, I'm not in a hurry. I'm not in a
00:47hurry. We have to do it right.
00:50Elections take care of themselves. I think they are being by far the most serious that we've seen, but that
00:55doesn't mean we get there.
00:56We'll see what happens. But I always prefer that alternative.
01:01We'll be asking for more questions as if, you know, what I just need to pay for that question.
01:03So we'll see.
01:04And now I have to make choose.
01:04I just wanted to take care of myself.
01:04Our third group is going to Sureê²¼ way, dig it, dig it, dig in.

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