Donald Trump’s niece claimed the president launched the military action for “one reason and one reason alone”. Her comments came after theUnited Statescarried out large-scale strikes against Iraniantargets as part ofOperation Epic Fury, an offensive the White House described as the result of Trump’s “bold command” bringing “overwhelming force” against the country.
The conflict has had devastating consequences across the region. Reports indicate that at least 787 people have been killed in Iran, including 165 schoolgirls, while the conflict has rapidly escalated following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran retaliated with a wave of drone and missile attacks across the Gulf, targeting several countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar and Cyprus, raising fears the conflict could spread further across the Middle East.
In a video posted to her YouTube channel Mary Trump Media, titled Trump Declares War to Save Himself, she accused the president of having “no interest” in helping ordinary Iranians,the Mirror reported.
“The Iranian people have suffered long and horribly under the cruel and repressive authoritarian theocracy currently in power,” she said.
“They deserve to be free, and they deserve the ability to determine their own system of governance.
“But the man who is bombing their country has no interest in them, and he has no plan to create the conditions in which they can become free.”
The psychologist and longtime critic of her uncle also claimed there had never been a clear strategy behind the military escalation.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
