"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 U.S. 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 Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people, including 46 Americans."
President Trump announced that the United States military has begun major combat operations in Iran, stating the objective is to defend Americans by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. Trump characterized Iran as a vicious group responsible for 47 years of hostility toward the U.S., citing historical incidents including the 1979 embassy takeover, the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, the USS Cole attack, and proxy attacks in Iraq and the Middle East. He accused Iran of arming and funding terrorist militias across Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq, and linked Iran's proxy Hamas to the October 7 attacks on Israel. Trump appealed to the Iranian people to take control of their government.
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