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Politico
16 minutes ago
- Politico
Trump threatens more strikes against Iran if it doesn't negotiate a deal
President Donald Trump declared the U.S. bombing of Iran's three major nuclear facilities to have been 'a spectacular military success' during a Saturday night address to the nation, and left the door open to engaging in more strikes. 'Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,' Trump said, and warned that the U.S. could still attack other, less significant targets in Iran if its leaders don't stand down. 'Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,' he said. 'If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.' Standing in the White House Cross Hall to deliver a speech that lasted less than four minutes, Trump stopped short of declaring the U.S. to be at war with Iran, but his words made clear that he was willing to enter a deeper, wider conflict. In fact, the president seemed intent on trying to further intimidate Iran, a dramatic shift from just a few weeks ago, when Trump sounded confident that he was close to a diplomatic agreement with Tehran to further constrain its nuclear program. Trump asserted Saturday that there are 'many targets left' in Iran for U.S. forces to attack and vowed to go after them in short order if Iran didn't relent. 'There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days,' he said. The remarks came a couple hours after the president's TruthSocial post announcing that the U.S. had struck three nuclear sites inside Iran. For several days, Trump had been dangling the threat of the U.S. assisting Israel's military, which does not have the kind of 'bunker-buster' bombs that were deployed in the operation Saturday night, to take out Iran's nuclear facilities once and for all — a consequence, he suggested, for Tehran's failure to reach a deal to curb its nuclear program. But the news that U.S. forces had carried out the strikes still came as a surprise, given the White House's statement on Thursday that Trump might take as long as two weeks to decide whether to take military action. With Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth standing behind him, Trump offered his congratulations to the military generals who helped plan the attack, the warfighters who carried it out and to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with whom he said he 'worked as a team.' Trump made no effort to justify his decision to a MAGA base that has largely opposed intervening in foreign wars. Nor did he address his decision to act without consulting Congress, a move, many Democrats on Capitol Hill have pointed out, that is unconstitutional. Rather, he announced that the Pentagon would hold a press conference at 8 a.m. on Sunday before ending his remarks with a word of appreciation. 'I want to just thank everybody. And in particular God, I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military.'
San Francisco Chronicle
18 minutes ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Trump's move against Iran may draw more criticism from MAGA's anti-interventionists
President Donald Trump's decision to strike three nuclear sites in Iran could deepen a divide among some of the Republican's supporters, including high-profile backers who had said any such move would run counter to the anti-interventionism he promised to deliver. Notably though, immediately following Trump's Saturday announcement of the strike, some of those who had publicly spoken out against U.S. involvement voiced their support. The lead-up to the move against Iranian nuclear sites had exposed fissures within Trump's 'Make American Great Again' base as some of that movement's most vocal leaders, with large followings of their own, expressed deep concern about the prospect of U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran war. With the president barred from seeking a third term, what remains unknown is how long-lasting the schism could be for Trump and his current priorities, as well as the overall future of his 'America First' movement. Among the surrogates who spoke out against American involvement were former senior adviser Steve Bannon, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., commentator Tucker Carlson and Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point. Part of their consternation was rooted in Trump's own vocalized antipathy for what he and others have termed the 'forever wars' fomented in previous administrations. As the possibility of military action neared, some of those voices tamped down their rhetoric. According to Trump, Carlson even called to 'apologize.' Steve Bannon On Wednesday, Bannon, one of top advisers in Trump's 2016 campaign, told an audience in Washington that bitter feelings over Iraq were a driving force for Trump's first presidential candidacy and the MAGA movement. "One of the core tenets is no forever wars,' Bannon said. But the longtime Trump ally, who served a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, went on to suggest that Trump will maintain loyalty from his base no matter what. On Wednesday, Bannon acknowledged that while he and others will argue against military intervention until the end, 'the MAGA movement will back Trump.' Ultimately, Bannon said that Trump would have to make the case to the American people if he wanted to get involved in Iran. 'We don't like it. Maybe we hate it,' Bannon said, predicting what the MAGA response would be. 'But, you know, we'll get on board.' Tucker Carlson The commentator's rhetoric toward Trump was increasingly critical. Carlson, who headlined large rallies with the Republican during the 2024 campaign, earlier this month suggested that the president's posture was breaking his pledge to keep the U.S. out of new foreign entanglements. Trump clapped back at Carlson on social media, calling him 'kooky.' During an event at the White House on Wednesday, Trump said that Carlson had 'called and apologized' for calling him out. Trump said Carlson 'is a nice guy.' Carlson's conversation with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that day laid bare the divides among many Republicans. The two sparred for two hours over a variety of issues, primarily about possible U.S. involvement in Iran. Carlson accused Cruz of placing too much emphasis on protecting Israel in his foreign policy worldview. 'You don't know anything about Iran,' Carlson said to Cruz, after the senator said he didn't know Iran's population or its ethnic composition. 'You're a senator who's calling for the overthrow of a government, and you don't know anything about the country.' Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene The Georgia Republican, who wore the signature red MAGA cap for Democratic President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in 2024, publicly sided with Carlson, criticizing Trump for deriding 'one of my favorite people.' Saying the former Fox News commentator 'unapologetically believes the same things I do,' Greene wrote on X this past week that those beliefs include that 'foreign wars/intervention/regime change put America last, kill innocent people, are making us broke, and will ultimately lead to our destruction.' 'That's not kooky,' Greene added, using the same word Trump used to describe Carlson. 'That's what millions of Americans voted for. It's what we believe is America First.' About an hour before Trump's announcement, Greene posted on X that, 'Every time America is on the verge of greatness, we get involved in another foreign war.' 'This is not our fight,' she added. 'Peace is the answer.' In another post following Trump's announcement, Greene urged, 'Let us all join together and pray for peace." Alex Jones The far-right conspiracy theorist and Infowars host posted on social media earlier in the week a side-by-side of Trump's official presidential headshot and an artificial intelligence-generated composite of Trump and former Republican President George W. Bush. Trump and many of his allies have long disparaged Bush for involving the United States in the 'forever wars' in Iraq and Afghanistan. Writing 'What you voted for' above Trump's image and 'What you got' above the composite, Jones added: 'I hope this is not the case…' Charlie Kirk Kirk is among those who seemed to have made a quick about-face. About an hour after Trump's announcement, Kirk posted a series of messages on social media supportive of Trump, saying Iran had given the president 'no choice.' Kirk praised Trump for acting 'with prudence and decisiveness" and 'for the betterment of humanity.' Kirk also reposted a 2011 tweet in which Trump had written that 'Iran's quest for nuclear weapons is a major threat to our nation's national security interests. We can't allow Iran to go nuclear.' 'When Trump speaks, you should listen,' Kirk added. It was a different tone from the start of the week, when Kirk said in a Fox News interview that 'this is the moment that President Trump was elected for.' But he had warned of a potential MAGA divide over Iran. Days later, Kirk said that 'Trump voters, especially young people, supported President Trump because he was the first president in my lifetime to not start a new war.' He also wrote that 'there is historically little support for America to be actively engaged in yet another offensive war in the Middle East. We must work for and pray for peace.'
Yahoo
19 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Trump Pledges 'Future Attacks' On Iran If No Quick Peace; Nuke Sites Bombings Were 'Spectacular Military Success,' POTUS Says
Two days after Donald Trump said he was going to give any decision on US involvement in Israel's war with Iran a couple more weeks, the president offered details on the bombing Saturday of three nuclear sites in the Islamic Republic and the potential of more to come. 'Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror,' Trump said from the White House tonight in a short speech covered live around the globe. More from Deadline U.S. Bombs Three Nuclear Sites In Iran, Donald Trump Announces Inside Gavin Newsom & Alex Padilla's Media Blitz Of Trump & JD Vance: "Is He Confused Again?" Governor Mocks POTUS JD Vance Says Federal Presence Still Needed In Los Angeles, Accuses Gavin Newsom And Karen Bass Of "Encouraging Far-Left Agitators" - Update 'Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,' he went on to say. 'If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.' Noticeably not speaking from the Oval Office, Trump was surrounded by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Praising the military, Trump said tonight that Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine would be giving a press conference early Sunday at 8 a.m ET with more details of the trio of attacks. Beyond the obvious logic of the Pentagon being in pole position in a matter like this, the 40,000 US troops in and around the Middle East are widely seen as a possible target for any reaction from Iran going forward. Just before Trump's less than 10-minute speech tonight, Iranian State TV displayed a graphic at one point of those nearby U.S. bases with the text 'Within Range.' Trump made no mention of those troops or bases in his comments Saturday. Also before Trump was in front of the cameras, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave comments of his own, capped with 'Congratulations President Trump.' As Trump spoke, from the same place in the White House where Barack Obama stood in 2011 and revealed the successful killing of Osama Bin Laden, the administration released photos of a ball cap wearing POTUS and top officials in the Situation Room earlier Saturday. The group are seemingly watching video of military activity – also with Obama comparisons. President Donald J. Trump in The Situation Room, June 21, 2025 — The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 22, 2025 Declaring that 'Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,' Trump repeated his threat of more to come. 'There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran, far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days,' he noted with a stumble or two in reference to the beginning of Israel's hits on foe Tehran. 'Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight's was the most difficult of them all, by far and perhaps the most lethal, but if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill, most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. There is no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight, not even close.' Away at his New Jersey residence this weekend, poll besieged Trump made public the attack on the Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan sites not long after returning to the White House this afternoon and participating in a meeting with his National Security team. 'Congratulations to our great American Warriors,' Trump posted online. 'There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.' Worries of what Iran's reaction will be in the region, to US bases and around the world became part of the TV and online coverage also as soon as news of the American bombing began. Also, concerns about secret Iranian facilities or unaccounted for nuclear material were part of the discussion in the absence of significant details of the American action in the hours before Trump's speech. With the world waiting for Trump's remarks from the White House, officials of the Islamic Republic appeared on Iranian state TV earlier Saturday. The official said that the regime 'didn't suffer a major blow' because 'the materials had already been taken out,' according to the BBC. In the last few days, Trump seemed to be shifting his position on Iran, At one point he was rushing back to DC from the awkward G7 meeting in Canada, but then having his press secretary kicking any decision down the line up to 'two weeks.' There were also reports of divisions with the top tiar of the administration over going into Iran with VP Vance and DCI Tulsi Gabbard allegedly cautioning against more conflict and another Middle East war for the USA. Today, Defense Sec. Hegseth's ex-employers at Fox News reported that B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles were used as well as half a dozen bunker busters dropped on the deep buried Fordow facility alone, officials from Tehran went on state TV to insist the sites were long since emptied. Additionally, those Iranian officials said 'the materials had already been taken out.' A comment many military pundits on US cable TV saw as nuclear materials and centrifuges are now on the move in Iran. Though America joining the Jewish State's more than weeklong bombardment of the Islamic Republic had split Trump's MAGA base with the likes of Tucker Carlson denouncing such a move, Senators such as John Fetterman (D-PA) and Lindsey Graham (R-NC) Saturday praised the US attack. Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) had a very different response. 'Horrible judgment,' Kaine said online Saturday night. ' I will push for all Senators to vote on whether they are for this third idiotic Middle East war,' the Senator concluded. With American military forces engaged now in the conflict, it is unknown if Trump will still be heading to Europe for the NATO summit next week. Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media 'Poker Face' Season 2 Guest Stars: From Katie Holmes To Simon Hellberg
