President says Iran 'cannot have a nuclear weapon,' rebukes Pope's perceived view
At a press briefing the President rebuked remarks he characterized as sympathetic to Iran, said Iran "cannot have a nuclear weapon," asserted Iran had killed "42,000" unarmed protesters (a claim presented as his assertion), and reiterated U.S. insistence on preventing Iranian nuclearization.
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The President said on the record that Iran "cannot have a nuclear weapon" and pushed back on comments he described as sympathetic to Iran by the Pope, saying the Pope "has to understand" the threat posed by Iranian nuclearization. He repeated an unverified figure, saying Iran "killed 42,000 people" who were "totally unarmed" and framed that as part of the reason for resisting Iranian nuclear capabilities.
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