The US actions in Iran were important. They were not just important for Israel, but they were important for America. We've watched the Iranian regime say for years, "Death to Israel," and "Death to America." And that wasn't just rhetoric. They have done it in their actions. We saw those actions as they supported October 7. We've seen it with their support over Hamas over the years. We've seen it with their support over Hezbollah, and with the Houthis. So many things that they have done. Iran was vulnerable, but they were still a threat. The US moved at the time in order to make sure that Americans and our friends are protected. What President Trump did was very well done; it was timely – and it was needed
The IAEA chief just come out this past week and had been saying that Iran was no longer complying with any of the inspections or questions about their uranium enrichment. We know that they were enriching uranium; we know that based on the materials that they had, that they had the ability to develop multiple bombs. And we know that they have the will to go forward with their threats. In a time where we know that they were violating multiple UN resolutions over the years, in a time where they were becoming an increasingly stronger threat through the use of their proxies, and in a time where they continue to say, "Death to America," it was important for President Trump to do this to protect Americans from any future threats from Iran.
With the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad, there was a weakness there. Israel did an amazing job in overcoming Hamas, an amazing job in taking on Hezbollah. It was a time to say, "Okay, how do we go and finish the job and make sure that we leave Americans as protected as possible?" Focusing on just those nuclear sites was exactly what we needed to do. That was the eye on the ball. We didn't need to be distracted with regime change. We didn't need to be distracted with anything else. It was just a question of, "How do we eliminate the nuclear sites so that Iran can never use them against Americans?"
It's important because Israel is such an important partner for us in the Middle East. A safe and secure Israel helps us have a safe and secure America. None of the other countries in the region were saying anything against it. They knew that there was a likelihood that the US could attack, and they didn't say anything. Why? Because Iran is not just a threat to Israel, Iran's not just a threat to the US, Iran has been a threat to their neighbors for a long time. It's telling that they didn't step up, that they didn't say anything, because they've dealt with the threat of Iran's terrorist proxies for a long time
Those in America that worry about why these strikes took place should understand that those strikes were a move to keep Americans safer. That was a move to take out one of the threats that Iran has used against Americans for years. It's naive to say, "Oh, they were never going to use it," because you have to believe terrorists when they tell you something. When Iran continued to say, "Death to America," they meant it. And President Trump acted to make sure they could never follow through with it. The UN came out and condemned the US for strikes. I'm still waiting for the UN to condemn Iran for their use of ballistic missiles; I'm still waiting for the UN to condemn Iran for not complying with the nuclear inspections. I'm still waiting for the UN to say something to Iran about transferring weapons, which is a violation of the arms embargo.
If Trump would have continued to try and take the diplomatic route with Iran, he would have seen the same thing we've seen for years: Iran continues to delay, delay, delay. They always say they want to talk, but the action doesn't match what they want to do. Trump was right that while you could kick this can down the road if you wanted, the threat would only get bigger.
For us to think that more talks would have changed that is naive. We said, "We're done talking, we gave you the opportunity, you didn't take it, now it's time for us to take action on our own to protect Americans and protect Israelis." That was the right thing to do. Trump only had one choice, because if he had not followed up with these strikes, we would be dealing with Iran and their nuclear threats for years to come.
This is not a time where Israel or America needs to let their guard down. We need to now be very vigilant. Americans need to be vigilant of our military bases in the region. we need to be vigilant of cyber attacks that could come our way through Iran. Iran is not done.
