"No, I might've forced their hand. You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics and it was my opinion that they were going to attack first, they were going to attack first. They were going to attack if we didn't do it. They were going to attack first, I felt strongly about that."
"If anything, I might've forced Israel's hand. The president added both Israel and the U.S. were ready to strike Iran in the days leading up to the start of Operation Epic Fury. He said virtually everything they have has been knocked out now, their missile count is going way down."
President Trump responded to questions about U.S. and Israeli joint military strikes that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, denying that Israel coerced American involvement. Trump stated he may have actually pressured Israel to act, citing intelligence indicating Iran planned to attack first. He emphasized that both nations were prepared to strike Iran and that the operation, called Operation Epic Fury, significantly degraded Iranian military capabilities, particularly reducing their missile inventory. Trump expressed confidence in the preemptive nature of the strikes based on his assessment of Iranian intentions.
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