"This removes pulling the trigger as the first option in dealing with foreign nationals, " he says.

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"In dealing with Iran, every option must be on the table, " he said.

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He has made clear that we do not rule out any option in responding or in dealing with Iranian behavior.

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And we will continue to work along that path, even as, as the President has noted, we will not remove any option from the table in dealing with this issue.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

He takes no option off the table in dealing with Iran, but he's focused on this diplomatic avenue because not only do we have the time and space to do so, but it is ultimately the approach that has the best chance, if successful, of ensuring that Iran does not ever build a nuclear weapon.

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Containment as a fallback strategy is not a viable option when you are dealing with the world's leader in state-sponsored terrorism.

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