Below is the re-formatted text of Trump’s tweets about Iran, with annotations in yellow. To see an annotation, click on the highlighted text.

President Obama made a desperate and terrible deal with Iran - Gave them 150 Billion Dollars plus I.8 Billion Dollars in CASH! Iran was in big trouble and he bailed them out. Gave them a free path to Nuclear Weapons, and SOON. Instead of saying thank you, Iran yelled ... Death to America.

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I terminated deal, which was not even ratified by Congress, and imposed strong sanctions. They are a much weakened nation today than at the beginning of my Presidency, when they were causing major problems throughout the Middle East. Now they are Bust!

We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not ... proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.

I am in no hurry, our Military is rebuilt, new, and ready to go, by far the best in the world. Sanctions are biting & more added last night. Iran can NEVER have Nuclear Weapons, not against the USA, and not against the WORLD!

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Update: Trump expanded upon his explanation in an interview with NBC News.

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CHUCK TODD: So you never gave a final order?

TRUMP: No, no, no, no. But we had something ready to go, subject to my approval. And they came in -- and they came in about a half an hour before, they said, “So we’re about ready to go.” I said, “I want a better definition --”

CHUCK TODD: Were planes in the air?