Donald Trump said Iran was taking over the Middle East before he became President

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Tensions between the US and the Islamic Republic have grown since the President pulled out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May earlier this year.

Speaking in Kansas last night, he said: “Before I became President I looked at what was happening with Iran - they were taking over the Middle East.

“They were taking Syria, they were taking Yemen, they were going into Iraq, they were taking everything!

“Now, they just want to make it. They have riots in every city.”