Donald Trump released a social media video attacking Iran’s leadership and portraying himself as the president who finally pushed back against Tehran’s long-running hostility. The clip says Iran has killed Americans every year for the past 47 years, since 1979, citing 160 deaths and the murder of hostages, and says the regime has carried out more than 180 attacks on American targets while chanting “Death to America.”
The video argues that past U.S. presidents appeased Iran, including by giving it $1.7 billion in cash and failing to enforce sanctions, even as Tehran kept pursuing nuclear weapons. Trump presents himself as the one who stood up to the threat and “won.”
It also warns that Iran is dangerously close to building nuclear arms, claiming it could potentially produce 11 bombs and develop missiles that could soon reach the United States. The message ends with a firm promise that Iran will “never” get a nuclear weapon under Trump’s watch.