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Trump Suggests Iran Could Attack Los Angeles or San Diego

Original: Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could 'Take Out' L.A. or San Diego https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/world

California officials and residents reacted with fury after Donald Trump suggested Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles or San Diego. The remark, reported by the New York Times, has been condemned as reckless and alarming, with critics saying it trivializes the threat of a foreign attack on major American cities.

Why now: A former president's suggestion that a hostile power could destroy major US cities has sparked outrage in California.

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• Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could 'Take Out' L.A. or San Diego https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/world/asia/trump-los-angeles-san-diego-iran.html # Politics # WorldNews # USNews · nyt_world@robot.villas · 2

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