Trump Intensifies Rhetoric Against Iran Following US Strikes

US President Donald Trump addressed recent American military strikes in Iran, stating that Washington acted with significant force against Iranian targets. Speaking late at night, Trump said, "We struck the very sick people in Iran last night. Something is wrong in their heads. We hit them hard, twenty times harder than before." He escalated his condemnation of the Iranian regime, calling them "scoundrels" and declaring, "I hate them, nobody likes them." Trump reiterated his firm opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons, emphasizing, "They must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons."