President Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth from the White Home on Saturday, following the announcement that the U.S. bombed nuclear websites in Iran.
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The Pentagon will present a briefing on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran Sunday morning, after President Trump took direct motion for the primary time within the escalating battle between Israel and Iran.
Trump declared the strikes on three separate nuclear websites a “spectacular military success.”
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” he mentioned in an handle from the White Home Saturday evening. “Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
Gen. Dan Cain, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees, and Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth are scheduled to carry their press convention at 8 a.m. ET.
Republican congressional leaders praised the president’s actions, whereas Democratic leaders mentioned the president violated the Structure by not looking for congressional authorization and put American servicemembers and different personnel overseas in danger.
A U.S. official who was not licensed to talk publicly informed NPR that senior Democratic management was notified of the strike proper earlier than Trump’s social media submit. The Military Ops Middle notified senior Military leaders across the similar time. It’s unclear when senior Republican management was knowledgeable, although sources conversant in the communications informed NPR that Senate Majority Chief John Thune, R-S.D., and Home Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., did get a heads up.
“The President gave Iran’s leader every opportunity to make a deal, but Iran refused to commit to a nuclear disarmament agreement,” Johnson mentioned in a press release Saturday evening. “President Trump has been consistent and clear that a nuclear-armed Iran will not be tolerated. That posture has now been enforced with strength, precision, and clarity.”
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., famous that Trump has repeatedly vowed to finish overseas wars however mentioned that his actions in Iran danger beginning a brand new one.
“The American people deserve more than vague rhetoric and unilateral decisions that could set off a wider war,” Warner mentioned in a press release. “The president must come before Congress immediately to articulate clear strategic objectives and lay out how he plans to protect American lives and ensure we are not once again drawn into a costly, unnecessary, and avoidable conflict.”
In his announcement of the airstrikes on his Reality Social platform, Trump additionally declared, “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” and threated Iran towards any retaliation.
