Trump says US is acting to prevent revival of Iran's nuclear capabilities after strikes

What happened: Former President Donald Trump said Washington is taking steps to prevent a revival of Iran’s nuclear capabilities after military operations against Iran’s nuclear program, according to IranWire (Telegram).

Additional claim and attribution: Trump told Mehr News that the attack on Iran was necessary to stop the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon and said the United States targeted Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Direct quotes and further attributions: Trump was quoted by Khabarfoori as saying, "We must make sure Iran’s nuclear capabilities do not come back, and that’s what we are working on now." He added that operations related to Iran will end soon and gasoline prices will fall. The outlet also quoted him as saying, "We carried out heavy strikes against Iran and destroyed its nuclear capabilities."