Trump Addresses U.S. Following Attacks On Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
In a recent address, President Donald Trump announced that the United States conducted airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities-Fordow, Natanz, and esfahan-on Saturday. The strikes aimed to neutralize Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities,which Trump described as a threat from a nation he labeled as the “world’s number one state sponsor of terror.”
Trump asserted that the attacks had “wholly and totally obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear sites. He emphasized that Iran must now pursue peace, warning that failure to do so would result in more severe retaliation. He praised the United States military’s execution of the operation and expressed gratitude towards Israeli cooperation in the strikes.Trump concluded his speech with messages of peace while underscoring the need for caution against Iran’s historical animosity towards the U.S. and Israel.
Vice President J.D. Vance and other senior officials were present during the address but did not speak. Trump indicated that further details would be provided in a press conference the following morning.
The goal of the Saturday’s U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities was to destroy “Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror,” President Donald Trump said in a Saturday night address to the nation.
Earlier in the evening, Trump announced on social media that the U.S. had bombed Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump said during his televised address, speaking from a podium. Standing behind him were Vice President J.D. Vance, Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Sec. of State Marco Rubio, none of whom spoke. Trump said Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine would hold a press conference at the Pentagon 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
“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 said.
Trump said that Iran, for decades, “has been saying, ‘Death to America, Death to Israel,’” and that “hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate.”
“I decided a long time ago that I would not let this happen. It will not continue,” Trump said.
Trump said his administration worked “as a team” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and offered thanks to the Israeli military. He also recognized the “great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight, and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades,” adding, “Hopefully, we will no longer need their services at this capacity.”
“[T]his cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days,” Trump said. “Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. There’s no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight, not even close.”
Trump ended his brief comments by thanking God.
“I want to just thank everybody, and in particular God. I want to just say, we love you, God. And we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel. And God bless America.”
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