U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his administration’s actions against Iran, citing what he described as the country’s decades-long support for terrorism and its impact on American service members.
Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference, Trump said roadside bombs he attributed to Iran had left many U.S. troops severely injured. “When you see a young man or woman walking around without legs or without arms or a face that was obliterated, it happened from the roadside bomb,” he said, referring to the devices as the creation of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, whom he said he ordered killed during his first term.
Trump also claimed Soleimani had been planning attacks on five U.S. military installations before the operation that killed him. He alleged Israel initially agreed to participate but withdrew the night before, leaving the United States to carry out the strike alone.
The president argued that his broader military campaign against Iran was intended not only to counter its nuclear ambitions but also to hold the country accountable for what he described as decades of violence and instability across the Middle East.
