2:59 p.m. ET, May 1, 2018
White House: Iran statement "typo was noticed and immediately corrected"
Following yesterday's typo in a White House statement on Iran, press secretary Sarah Sanders said the "biggest mistake" on the Iran deal was former President Obama's administration's decision to enter the deal.
"The typo that you referenced was noticed, immediately corrected, and we are focused on moving forward on the safety and security of our country," Sanders said.
About that typo:
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one-letter mistake on an official White House statement led to consternation and questions about official US policy toward Iran.
In the written statement sent to reporters around 7:30 p.m. ET, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders declared that newly unveiled Israeli intelligence proved "Iran has a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program."
By 9:30 p.m. ET, the statement appeared differently online.
"Iran had a robust, clandestine nuclear weapons program," the online version read, reiterating a long-established US position.