President Donald Trump addressed the recent hostilities between Israel and Iran and commented on the U.S. military response during his appearance at the NATO summit in the Netherlands.
“Last weekend, the United States successfully carried out a massive precision strike on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities,” Trump stated. “This incredible exercise of American strength has paved the way for peace, with a historic ceasefire agreement.”
When asked what gave him confidence that the fighting between the two nations had ended, Trump replied: “I dealt with both and they’re both tiered and exhausted. They fought very hard and viciously. They were both satisfied to go home and get out.”
He acknowledged the possibility that tensions could flare up again, but explained: “I think a big telltale sign is that Iran somewhat, but not much, violated the ceasefire, and Israel had the planes going out that morning, they had a lot of them. 52 of them. I said ‘You gotta get them back,’ and they got them back, they didn’t do anything.”
A journalist inquired whether Iran had the opportunity to relocate any sensitive materials before the U.S. launched its bombing campaign. Trump firmly denied that possibility, saying: “No, just the opposite. We think we hit them so hard and so fast, it didn’t get to move… it’s very hard and very dangerous to move.”
He added further detail, noting: “We’ve collected additional intelligence and we’ve also spoken to people who have seen the site — and the site is obliterated.”
To reinforce his remarks, Trump read aloud from a letter he received from the Atomic Energy Commission of Israel. The letter stated that “the devastating US strike on Fordow destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility totally inoperable.”
{Matzav.com}