President Donald Trump delivered strong remarks asserting that US military action has significantly weakened Iran’s capabilities and prevented the nation from acquiring nuclear weapons. He said the conflict is “proceeding very, very strongly” and praised American forces for their decisive operations.
Trump claimed that Iran was “two weeks away” from developing a nuclear weapon before US B‑2 bombers carried out strikes months earlier. “If those beautiful, magnificent machines… didn’t do their job seven or eight months ago, they would have had a nuclear weapon, and there would have been no talking to them,” he stated.
The President accused Iran of destabilising the region by supplying ballistic missiles to neighbouring countries and warned that the Middle East and Europe could have faced devastating consequences. He described the campaign as ending “47 years of terror,” attributing widespread injuries and destruction to Iranian‑backed operations.
Trump on killing of General Qassem Soleimani
Trump also referenced the US strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani, calling him “a bad guy” but “brilliant” in unconventional warfare. He emphasised that eliminating Soleimani during his first term was pivotal in curbing Iran’s influence. “We knocked out things that nobody thought were possible to knock out. Today was a very big day already,” Trump concluded, highlighting what he described as unprecedented military achievements.
US–Israel strikes on Iran
The President’s remarks come in relation to the US and Israel striking multiple Iranian air defences, missile bases, and nuclear‑related sites in a surprise campaign that began on February 28, 2026.
The Trump administration frames the war as aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and dismantling its long‑range missile and naval capabilities.
Death of Iranian Security Official Ali Larijani
In a major recent development in the Middle East, Iranian authorities confirmed that Ali Larijani, a senior Iranian security official and influential conservative figure widely believed to be overseeing the country’s affairs amid the escalating conflict, was killed in an Israeli strike. He was 67.
Larijani was widely believed to be running Iran following the killing of its supreme leader in earlier US and Israeli strikes, which sparked the broader war. Israeli officials said earlier that they had killed Larijani, and Iranian authorities later confirmed his death.
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Trump Criticises the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA)
Recently, President Trump sharply criticised the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), widely known as the Iran Nuclear Deal. He claimed that if he had not withdrawn from the agreement, Iran would have already developed nuclear weapons.
Trump described the accord as one of the worst diplomatic arrangements in US history and credited his administration with preventing a major global security threat.
The JCPOA, negotiated in 2015 under President Barack Obama and supported by then-Vice President Joe Biden, was designed to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
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