In a White House address on the evening of June 21, President Donald Trump touted the success of a series of U.S. strikes targeting Iranian nuclear sites, and warned of even greater attacks to come should Iran choose to retaliate.
“Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor [of terrorism]. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success,” Trump announced.
The strikes mark a direct U.S. foray into a military campaign that Israel started a week earlier, in a surprise attack in the early morning hours on June 13. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had cast his country’s surprise operation as a move to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program and defang its offensive nuclear capabilities….
After US Strikes, Trump Threatens ‘Far Greater’ Attacks If Iran Doesn’t Make Peace
