America will not permit Iran to acquire atomic weapons, Donald Trump declared Wednesday, drawing an unambiguous red line that sets the stage forpotential military confrontation.
The President's State of the Union warning came as he claimed victory for last year's Operation Midnight Hammer air strikes, which he said completely destroyedIran's nuclear weapons facilitiesand halted the regime's ability to export terrorism.
Trump declared: "Had it not been for Operation Midnight Hammer, Iran's regime would have spread terrorism. We obliterated their nuclear programme. They are working to make missiles that will reach USA," before delivering his ultimatum: "We can't let them have a nuclear weapon."
Congressional lawmakers heard Trump frame the Iranian nuclear threat as the nation's most critical security challenge, crediting the 2025 bombing campaign with preventing a regional catastrophe.
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Trump delivered the address during America's 250th anniversary year, though proceedings descended into chaos when Democrat lawmaker Al Green was thrown out after displaying a sign reading "Black people are not apes", whilst Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar branded Trump a "murderer" after he told Democrats they "should be ashamed" for opposing his ICE-led mass deportation of illegal migrants.
Tensions with Iran have surged since December's explosion of anti-regime demonstrations saw government forces slaughter tens of thousands of predominantly young activists.
Trump condemned the killings and threatened the regime with annihilation if mass public executions of protesters proceeded — prompting the Islamic government to retreat from threats to hang arrested demonstrators en masse.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
