"A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world."
"For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted 'Death to America' 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's very first acts was to back a violent takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages for 444 days."
"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'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."
President Trump announced the commencement of major U.S. military combat operations against Iran in an early morning video statement. The action follows weeks of escalating threats, significant military buildup in the Middle East, and failed negotiations amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. Trump characterized the Iranian regime as a threat to American people, troops, overseas bases, and global allies. He cited 47 years of Iranian hostility, including the 1979 embassy takeover, the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing killing 241 American service members, involvement in the USS Cole attack, casualties inflicted on American forces in Iraq, and proxy attacks on U.S. military and commercial vessels. Trump also referenced Iranian support for terrorist militias across Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq, and attributed the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel to Iranian backing.
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