Trump says US hitting Iran 'very hard' to honor Americans killed
- Efforts to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons
President Trump announced new military strikes on Iran were conducted in honor of US service members killed, linking the actions to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
- President Trump's justification for military strikes.
- US service members killed in recent days.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Sunday the latest military strikes on Iran were being carried out in honor of US service members killed in recent days.
“We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the, probably three, it’s probably three great patriots,” Trump told reporters as he returned to Washington following the World Cup final.
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Trump said “we feel very badly,” when asked about the military fatalities, adding that those who died were fighting so that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”