On Monday, Donald Trump visited Memphis, Tennessee, where he took part in a debate. During the meeting, the US president shared the background of the decision-making regarding his country and Israel's strike against Iran.
— I called many of our wonderful people. I said: let's talk, we have a problem in the Middle East. We have Iran, which has been spreading nothing but terror for 47 years and is close to nuclear weapons, Trump said.
Donald Trump pointed out who was the first to say to strike Iran. “It's you”
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sat not far from the President of the United States during the debate. At one point, Trump turned to him. -Pete, I think you were the first to speak up. You said let's do it because we can't let them have nuclear weapons – he said.
— We're having some really good conversations right now. It started last night, and a little bit the night before. They want peace – they agreed not to have nuclear weapons, but we'll see. I would say there is a very good chance of that, Trump added regarding talks with Iran.
Israel and the US launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran responded by attacking Israel and several countries in the Persian Gulf region, hitting both American bases located there and civilian facilities.
