{"id":2574613,"date":"2026-02-28T03:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-trump-address-on-iran-operation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T04:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T09:00:02","slug":"read-in-full-trump-address-on-iran-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-trump-address-on-iran-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"READ IN FULL: Trump address on Iran operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fread-in-full-trump-address-on-iran-operation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574613&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This Washington Examiner article presents the full text of former President Trump\u2019s address announcing a major and ongoing U.S. military operation against Iran. It frames the move as necessary to defend Americans and prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Purpose and scope: The U.S. will destroy Iran\u2019s missiles and missile industry, incapacitate its navy, and disrupt its terrorist proxies to prevent threats to the United States, American troops, bases overseas, and allies.The operation is described as massive and ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; rationale: Iran is portrayed as the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-gives-up-u-s-leverage-over-iran-offers-to-restart-nuclear-deal-talks\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Gives Up U.S. Leverage Over ..., Offers To Restart Nuclear Deal Talks\">leading state sponsor<\/a> of terror, with a history of attacks on Americans and U.S. interests (including the 1979 Tehran embassy hostage crisis, the Beirut Marine barracks bombing, and the USS Cole attack) and ongoing attacks by its proxies in the region. The speech claims Iran has long sought nuclear weapons and has refused to renounce those ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nuclear issue: The speaker asserts that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon and references past actions aimed at dismantling Iran\u2019s nuclear program, while claiming negotiations failed because Iran refused to renounce nuclear aims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tone toward Iran and its people: The address portrays the regime as violent and risky, but also speaks directly to the Iranian people, urging them to take control of their destiny, stay safe, and signaling that the united States supports them if they cooperate or rise up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Warnings and assurances: The president emphasizes that American military superiority is unmatched, acknowledges possible American casualties, and frames the mission as a future-oriented, noble effort to secure long-term safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Messages to adversaries and supporters: The address includes explicit calls to the Iranian regime to lay down weapons or face death, while promising immigrant immunity to those who surrender; it ends with prayers for U.S. service members and the nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Additional content: The article also features a \u201cRecommended Stories\u201d section and notes that the main content is behind a paywall.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the piece conveys Trump\u2019s claim of a decisive, ongoing U.S. operation to neutralize Iran\u2019s military capability and deter its nuclear ambitions, while portraying the action as just and necessary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-u-s-to-end-combat-mission-in-iraq-by-end-of-2021\/\" title=\"Biden: U.S. to end combat mission in Iraq by end of 2021\">long-term security<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">READ IN FULL: Trump address on Iran operation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2518426\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Now the United States military began, a short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475344\/iran-preemptive-strikes-israel-us\/\">US and Israel launch &#8216;preemptive&#8217; attack against Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475370\/reza-pahlavi-appeal-iran-moments-of-destiny\/\">Reza Pahlavi appeals to Iranians after US-Israel strike: &#8216;Moments of destiny lie ahead of us&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/videos\/4475282\/richard-cox-derails-sex-offender-case-once-again\/\">Richard Cox derails sex offender case, once again<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted &ldquo;Death to America&rdquo; and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops and the innocent people in many, many countries. Among the regime&rsquo;s very first acts was to back a violent takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages for 444 days. In 1983 Iran&rsquo;s proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel. In 2000 they knew, and were probably involved with the attack on the USS Cole. Many died.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4475344\/iran-preemptive-strikes-israel-us\/\">US AND ISRAEL LAUNCH &lsquo;PREEMPTIVE&rsquo; ATTACK AGAINST IRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iranian forces killed and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq. The regime&rsquo;s proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American forces stationed in the Middle East in recent years, as well as U.S., naval and commercial vessels and international shipping lands. It&rsquo;s been mass terror, and we&rsquo;re not going to put up with it any longer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts, and it was Iran&rsquo;s proxy Hamas that launched the monstrous October 7 attacks on Israel, slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people, including 46 Americans, while taking 12 of our citizens hostage. It was brutal, something like the world has never seen before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Iran is the world&rsquo;s number one state sponsor of terror, and just recently, killed 10s of 1000s of its own citizens on the street as they protested.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular, my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. I&rsquo;ll say it again. They can never have a nuclear weapon. That is why, in Operation Midnight Hammer last June, we obliterated the regime&rsquo;s nuclear program at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. After that attack, we warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons, and we sought repeatedly to make a deal. We tried. They wanted to do it. They didn&rsquo;t want to do it. Again, they wanted to do it. They didn&rsquo;t want to do it. They didn&rsquo;t know what was happening. They just wanted to practice evil. But Iran refused, just as it has for decades and decades. They rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions. And we can&rsquo;t take it anymore. Instead, they attempted to rebuild their nuclear program and to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >continue developing long range missiles<\/a> that can now threaten our very good friends and allies in Europe, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-trump-white-house-aide-publishes-hunter-biden-laptop-photos-now-theyre-on-a-website-anyone-can-access\/\" title=\"Ex-Trump aide shares Hunter Biden laptop pics on public website.\">troops stationed overseas<\/a> and could soon reach the American homeland. Just imagine how emboldened this regime would be if they ever had, and actually were armed with, nuclear weapons as a means to deliver their message.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4475366\/trump-announces-massive-ongoing-operation-against-iran\/\">TRUMP ANNOUNCES &lsquo;MASSIVE AND ONGOING OPERATION&rsquo; AGAINST IRAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this, a very wicked, radical dictatorship, from threatening America and our core national security interests. We&rsquo;re going to destroy their missiles and raise their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally, again, obliterated. We&rsquo;re going to annihilate their navy. We&rsquo;re going to ensure that the region&rsquo;s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces, and no longer use their IEDs or roadside bombs, as they are sometimes called, to so gravely wound and kill thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans, and we will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It&rsquo;s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This regime will soon learn that no one should challenge the strength and might of the United States Armed Forces. I built and rebuilt our military in my first administration, and there is no military on Earth even close to its power, strength or sophistication. My administration has taken every possible step to minimize the risk to U.S. personnel in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill. The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war, but we&rsquo;re doing this, not for now. We&rsquo;re doing this for the future, and it is a noble mission.<\/p>\n<p>We pray for every service member as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear armed Iran.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm&rsquo;s way, and we trust that with his help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world, and they will prevail.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons, and have complete immunity, or, in the alternative, face certain death. So lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, to the great, proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don&rsquo;t leave your home. It&rsquo;s very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America&rsquo;s help, but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want, so let&rsquo;s see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach. This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass.<\/p>\n<p>May God bless the brave men and women of America&rsquo;s Armed Forces. May God bless the United States of America, may God bless you all. Thank you. Bye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: US launches Iran operation to neutralize threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2574614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26059073557074.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4795,3823,5958,3634],"class_list":["post-2574613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-address","tag-iran","tag-operation","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26059073557074.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574617,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574613\/revisions\/2574617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}