Trump Defends Iran War, Demands Total Victory
US President Donald Trump has defended America’s military campaign against Iran, arguing that Washington did not initiate the conflict and was responding to decades of Iranian hostility. Speaking at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Wednesday, November 11, Trump said his administration wanted a complete victory rather than a partial settlement.
Trump Says Iran Has Been Hostile to US Since 1979
Trump argued that tensions between Washington and Tehran dated back to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, maintaining that successive American administrations had failed to adequately confront the threat.
He defended the decision to launch military operations, saying American forces had delivered significant damage to Iran’s military capabilities.
The president claimed that rebuilding the infrastructure destroyed during the campaign could take Iran approximately 25 years. That estimate has not been independently verified.
Trump Credits B-2 Bombers With Stopping Iran Nuclear Threat
Trump highlighted American B-2 bomber operations against Iranian nuclear facilities, claiming the strikes had prevented Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
He said the US military campaign began seven months earlier, although the most intensive fighting lasted only a few weeks.
The current conflict began on February 28 with American and Israeli strikes against Iran.
Trump also expressed hope that further destruction could be avoided, predicting that the conflict would end soon.
Iran War Faces Growing Political Opposition in US
Trump’s remarks come after Republican setbacks in the November 3 midterm elections, with the Iran conflict becoming a contentious domestic political issue.
The president referred to 18 American military deaths during his speech. However, the latest Pentagon figures put the death toll at 23 US service members, with several hundred others wounded.
Despite ongoing diplomatic efforts, Trump maintained that Washington would pursue its objectives before formally ending the conflict.
