"Trump also said that Iran's ballistic missile programme was growing rapidly and dramatically, and this posed a very clear, colossal threat to America and our forces stationed overseas. The regime already had missiles capable of hitting Europe and our bases, both local and overseas, and would soon have had missiles capable of reaching our beautiful America."
"The purpose of this fast-growing missile programme was to shield their nuclear weapon development and make it extraordinarily difficult for anyone to stop them from making these highly forbidden by us nuclear weapons. An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat to the Middle East, but also to the American people."
"The statements were significant, with Trump appearing to pivot from claims that Iran posed an immediate threat to the US. Instead, he characterised the Iranian government as potentially posing a longer-term threat."
President Trump outlined his administration's justification for military action against Iran, stating the planned operation would span four to five weeks with capability for extended duration. He claimed US strikes in June obliterated Iran's nuclear program and asserted Iran's ballistic missile program posed a severe threat, with missiles capable of reaching Europe and US bases. Trump characterized Iran's missile development as shielding nuclear weapons advancement. He pivoted from earlier claims of immediate threat, instead framing Iran as a longer-term danger to the Middle East and America. Trump stated an Iranian regime with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be intolerable, though he acknowledged the US was "very nearly" under threat rather than facing imminent danger.
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