US President Donald Trump addressed Americans on Wednesday about the situation in Iran. He reiterated why it was important for his country to carry out this operation.
Trump said: “It’s been just one month since the United States military began Operation Epic Fury targeting the world’s number one state sponsor of terror, Iran. In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield, victories like few people have ever seen before.”
Trump went on to say that the US mission is critical and it is accomplishing what it set out to do.
He said: “Tonight, I want to provide an update on the tremendous progress our warriors have made in Iran and discuss why Operation Epic Fury is necessary for the safety of America and the security of the free world. As I stated in my announcement of Operation Epic Fury, our objectives are very simple and clear. We are systematically dismantling the regime’s ability to threaten America or project power outside of their borders. I am pleased to say that these core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
And he reiterated the two-or-three week timeline he’d laid out before.
Trump said: “We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We’re going to bring them back to the stone ages, where they belong.”
He also said negotiations between Washington and Tehran are ongoing. But he emphasized that “regime change” was not his goal.
