US President Donald Trump delivered an address from the White House after he announced launching a strike on Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday evening.
President Donald Trump announced earlier that the United States carried out what he described as a “very successful attack” on three Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
Trump stated that a “full payload of bombs” was dropped on Fordow, the primary target, and confirmed that all US aircraft involved in the operation have exited Iranian airspace and are “safely on their way home.”
Trump hailed the attack that targeted three Iranian nuclear sites as a “spectacular military success,” speaking from the White House Cross Hall.
“Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump declared.
Trump warned that the US could launch additional strikes if Iran did not pursue peace, calling the country the “bully of the Middle East.”
“If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier,” he claimed.
“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier,” Trump declared, emphasizing a preference for a diplomatic solution but making clear the consequences of continued escalation.
“This cannot continue,” he said. “There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran, far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many targets left.”
He claimed the US could strike again “with precision, speed, and skill,” adding that such operations could be executed “in a matter of minutes.”
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