World · Middle East · 15 hrs ago
Trump calls attacks on Iran among the best things the US has done
Donald Trump defended US attacks on Iran, speaking to reporters in Florida as he returned to the White House.
He said the United States had won the war and argued that Iran could have used a nuclear weapon to destroy the world.
Trump said the US lost no military personnel during the attacks, though this was his claim.
He said the United States could wait before deciding whether to take further action, and warned that destroying bridges and power plants would make rebuilding difficult.
Vice-President JD Vance linked the attacks to Republican losses in the November 3 midterm elections, along with US ties to Israel.
Trump said he disagreed with some of Vance’s comments but would make the same decision to attack Iran again.
President Donald Trump said US attacks on Iran would go down as among the best things the country had done.
He said the US had won the war and claimed no military personnel had been lost in the attacks.
Trump argued that Iran would have used a nuclear weapon to destroy the world if it had one.
He said the US could attack Iranian bridges and power plants but warned that rebuilding them would take a long time.
Trump said he would make the same decision to attack Iran again.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump spoke about the attacks. He also discussed comments by Vice President JD Vance.
- What
- Trump praised the attacks on Iran and said he would order them again.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- West Palm Beach, Florida, as Trump was returning to the White House.
- Why
- Trump said Iran could have used a nuclear weapon to destroy the world.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
US midterm elections took place.
JD Vance linked the Republican Party’s midterm losses to the war with Iran and relations with Israel in a social media post.
Trump spoke to reporters in West Palm Beach about the attacks and said he would make the same decision again.
- Speaker
- Donald Trump
- Location
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Iran policy
- Trump said he would attack Iran again if given the chance.
- Military losses
- Trump claimed the US had lost no military personnel during the attacks.
- Vice president
- JD Vance linked Republican midterm losses to the Iran war and relations with Israel.
What people are saying
This will go down in history as one of the best things we have ever done.
If you had the chance to attack Iran again, would you do the same thing? The answer is yes.
I can go and blow them up now.