US EditionTrump says he wants ‘freedom’ for Iranians after strikes
President Trump urged Iranians to overthrow their government following U.S.-Israeli strikes aimed at halting Iran’s nuclear and missile threats, with no U.S. casualties reported.
- On Feb. 28, 2026, President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury just after midnight and later told reporters he wants 'freedom' for Iranians in a brief phone interview.
- The administration said the strikes aimed to defend Americans by eliminating an 'imminent threat' from Iran's nuclear and missile programs after June 2025 strikes, citing federal assessments and experts disputing the threat's immediacy.
- A U.S. official said the operation began about 1 am Eastern with ship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles and air-launched munitions, and Iran quickly launched counterstrikes targeting multiple U.S. military bases including the 5th Fleet support facility, Bahrain, with no U.S. service members injured.
- Without congressional approval, the administration launched strikes, prompting Democrats and a handful of Republicans to push war powers resolutions next week while Israel hit Hezbollah targets amid regional tensions.
- Critics pointed to Trump's linked post on Just the News and argued it suggested regime-change motives, while The New York Times and unnamed U.S. officials said the missile threat was exaggerated and the Defense Intelligence Agency assessment says long-range capability is years away.
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The U.S. and Israel Strike Iran
“The hour of your freedom is at hand.” So said President Donald Trump to the people of Iran, in an early morning address announcing a joint military attack by the U.S. and Israel against the Islamic Republic. Overnight, waves of air strikes pounded military installations across Iran. According to initial reports from Israel, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei …
Moulton: Trump Said He'd Stop Iran Killing Its People, Didn't Care About 'Killing Our Own People in Minneapolis'
On Saturday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Velshi,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) discussed the strikes on Iran and stated that President Donald Trump said that he would stop Iran’s regime from murdering its own citizens, but “he didn’t seem to care The post Moulton: Trump Said He’d Stop Iran Killing Its People, Didn’t Care About ‘Killing Our Own People in Minneapolis’ appeared first on Breitbart.
‘The Hour of Your Freedom Is at Hand,’ Trump Tells Iranian People After Airstrike on Regime Oppressing Them
“A short time ago, the United States began major combat operations in Iran,” President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning in a brief address providing hope to Iranian citizens and explaining to Americans how the action is vital to world safety. “Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating eminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,” Trump said: “It’s menacing activities directly …
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