Trump vows to annihilate Iran’s missile force and navy
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- Trump announced a major attack against Iran via a video address from his Florida home, pledging to destroy missiles, raze the missile industry, and annihilate the navy.
- Trump called on Iranians to overthrow their government, saying the hour of freedom is at hand and urging them to take over after the strike.
- Trump warned the Islamic Revolutionary Guard and all Iranian forces to lay down weapons, offering immunity or threatening certain death.
- Trump framed the assault as defending the U.S. by eliminating imminent threats, citing Iran’s attempts to rebuild its nuclear program and develop long‑range missiles that could reach Europe, U.S. troops overseas, and the American homeland.
- US and Israel had already begun bombing Iran when Trump made the address, and the strike followed Trump’s earlier order of the largest U.S. military deployment to the Middle East in years.
- Oman’s top diplomat, who mediated Geneva talks, told CBS that Iran agreed to zero stockpiling of enriched uranium, a claim Tehran denied, and met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
Why it matters: The announcement escalates U.S.–Iran tensions, promising to dismantle Iran’s missile forces and navy while urging regime change, which would cripple Iran’s military capability and destabilize the region, while positioning the Trump administration as taking decisive action to protect American interests.
