Trump Claims US Struck Iran Twenty Times Harder, Calls Regime a 'Cancer' to Eradicate

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States carried out a significant military strike against targets in Iran overnight. Speaking at the NATO summit, Trump described the Iranian regime as "very sick people" and claimed the US hit them "twenty times harder than before." He condemned the Iranian leadership as "villains" and expressed strong disdain, stating, "I hate them, no one likes them." Trump emphasized the necessity of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and criticized the regime's failures, suggesting they do not understand their actions and have missed opportunities for a deal.

Trump also revealed that Iran has targeted him personally for assassination for years, saying, "They want to kill the leader of the United States - me. I have been number one on their list for years." He stressed the importance of eliminating what he called the "cancer" of the Iranian regime early. He claimed the US has already eliminated the first and second tiers of Iran's leadership, labeling them "evil and sick people" who must be eradicated from the root.

Concluding his remarks, Trump dismissed any ongoing diplomatic efforts, calling Iran "liars" and saying that any memorandum of understanding is over and a waste of time. His comments underscore a hardline stance against Iran amid escalating tensions between the two countries.