Washington, June 22: After announcing that USA completed successful attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump warned Tehran of additional precision strikes if it did not cease its hostilities toward Israel.
Speaking at a press briefing just hours after the strikes on Saturday (U.S. time), Trump said, "This cannot continue. There will either be peace or tragedy for Iran, far greater than what we have witnessed over the last eight days. There are many targets left."
"Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight 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," he added.
Trump asserted that the strikes, targeting nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, were aimed at crippling Iran's "nuclear enrichment capacity and put a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror."
Despite several weeks of diplomatic efforts to revive a nuclear agreement with Tehran—after the U.S. withdrew from the 2015 deal in 2018—President Trump has now fully endorsed Israel’s military campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and senior military leaders. The operation began just over a week ago.
In his statement, Trump expressed gratitude to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, "I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we've gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they've done."
The aerial conflict between the two countries began on June 13, when Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran.
