President Trump says for 47 years Iran acted as the bully of the Middle east. And he said that error is ending now. The White House also emphasized that these latest operations are about much more than retaliation. They're about preventing Iran from ever becoming a nuclear weapons state. President Trump said the United States is prepared to target additional strategic infrastructure if necessary, including their critical power facilities. (06:40–06:50)
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Asserts that U.S. operations aim to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state.
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