Ukraine's Foreign Ministry cheered the US strikes against Iran, and backed President Trump's assertion that Tehran cannot be permitted to obtain nuclear weapons.
Rubio said the mere fact that Iran had "everything they need to build nuclear weapons" justified President Trump's decision to take action against the theocratic regime.
"The operation President Trump planned was bold and it was brilliant, showing the world that American deterrence is back,” Hegseth told reporters during a press briefing Sunday.
The US strike on Iranian nuclear sites — dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer” — was the biggest ever attack by B-2 stealth bombers, and the longest flight the aircraft have made since 2001. It also marked the first time that the US used the massive, 15-ton GBU-57 bunker buster bombs in anger — and the US...
The US has several bases and military assets in the Middle East that Iran could target in retaliation for the strikes President Trump ordered earlier today.
A handful of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle fumed at President Trump's decision to bomb top nuclear facilities in Iran and accused him of violating the Constitution.