BREAKING: Trump announces war on Iran. Trump says Iran attacks aim “to defend the American people”. Iran can never have a nuclear program. We will annihilate their every army and missile industry. (TRANSCRIPT)

Saturn World News ^ | 2/28/2026 | President Trump via Saturn World News

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[H/T to HoneysuckleTN for obtaining the transcript below from GROK which I then confirmed by listening to the speech]

TRANSCRIPT BEGINS~~~

A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran.

Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people.

Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States, our troops and the innocent people in many, many countries. Among the regime’s very first acts was to back a violent takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages for 444 days. In 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel. In 2000, they knew and were probably involved with the attack on the USS Cole.

Many died. Iranian forces killed and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq. The regime’s proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American forces stationed in the Middle East in recent years, as well as U.S. naval and commercial vessels in international shipping lands. It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to put up with it any longer.From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts, and it was Iran’s proxy, Hamas, that launched the monstrous October 7 attacks on Israel, slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people, including 46 Americans, while taking 12 of our citizens hostage. It was brutal, something like the world has never seen before.

Iran is the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror and just recently killed tens of thousands of its own citizens on the street as they protested. It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular, my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. I’ll say it again. They can never have a nuclear weapon. That is why, in Operation Midnight Hammer last June, we obliterated the regime’s nuclear program at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. After that attack, we warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons, and we sought repeatedly to make a deal. We tried. They wanted to do it. They didn’t want to do it. Again, they wanted to do it. They didn’t want to do it. They didn’t know what was happening. They just wanted to practice evil, but Iran refused, just as it has for decades and decades.

They rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore. Instead, they attempted to rebuild their nuclear program and to continue developing long-range missiles that can now threaten our very good friends and allies in Europe, our troops stationed overseas and could soon reach the American homeland. Just imagine how emboldened this regime would be if they ever had and actually were armed with nuclear weapons as a means to deliver their message. For these reasons, the United States military has undertaken a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally, again, obliterated. We are going to annihilate their navy. We are going to ensure that the region’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces, and no longer use their IEDs or roadside bombs, as they are sometimes called to so gravely wound and kill thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans.

And we will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon. This regime will soon learn that no one should challenge the strength and might of the United States Armed Forces. I built and rebuilt our military in my first administration, and there is no military on Earth even close to its power, strength or sophistication. My administration has taken every possible step to minimize the risk to U.S. personnel in the region. Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill. The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war, but we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future, and it is a noble mission.

We pray for every service member as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm’s way, and we trust that with His help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world, and they will prevail.

To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity, or in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms. You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death.

Finally, to the great, proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don’t leave your home. It’s very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be, probably, your only chance for generations. For many years, you have asked for America’s help, but you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want. So let’s see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach. This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass. May God bless the brave men and women of America’s Armed Forces. May God bless the United States of America. May God bless you all. Thank you

[MIA_eccl1212]

China will make some moves. Right?
Little rocket man will throw a rocket man tantrum. Iran was his customer.
Will China attack Taiwan, Japan or their ships in the first island chain. China got their oil from Venezuela, and Iran.

Will the NARCO terrorists in Mexico act out further in Mexico or will they try to trigger events north of the border???

Will muzzies in Europe and USA stage attacks asymmetrically?

Will Israel attack the regime as it has moved to Moscow and other points undisclosed?

Will Putin leave office? Chi?
Will we move on Cuba? Friendly takeover right?

Will Brazil round up more Christians Evangelicals and Roman Catholics to murder? will the pope pipe in his disapproval?

Will leftists go into kinetic riots in blue cities and states?

Will somebody perhaps visit with the Soros type leadership?
Will the networks panic? Will the congress? Will some judge rule that whatever happens next is illegal and issue a stay?

Will we crank up action to LEVEL the FIELDS while we still have control?

Will the midterms be affected?
Will God get panicked or will he who sits in the heavens instead laugh at them in derision?

[Sacajaweau]

Problem is they have lotsa missiles...and since we gave a shit load of defense arms to Ukraine...we may have left ourselves short...

May God protect us and our troops.

[quantim]

I have an box of newspaper clippings from the old days, the Detroit News headline went: “Reagan Sworn In, Hostages Go Free.”

Little did we know decades later nothing would happen. This time will be different. Obama Hussein was dropping billions in cash to these rabid animals, no more. Also a message to the Russkies who sell a lot of arms to these goat-humpers, no more money for them.

This will change the world.

[Kleon]

Didn’t we destroy their nuclear program already?

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In the General/Chat forum, on a thread titled Q ~ Trust Trump's Plan ~ 02/01/2026 Vol.516, Q Day 3,019, USMC79to83 wrote:

My prediction?

The Iranian regime is gone by lunch time, tomorrow.

[Libloather]

[quantim]

All good questions, “Little rocket man will throw a rocket man tantrum” is worrisome though. Perhaps this obese pig commie will back off throwing his missiles into the sea, “You’re next...”

[tlozo]

I will agree our past performance / history does not bode well.

On the other hand, I am hoping, maybe, we learned our lesson and are not holding back but instead letting the military really go all in on this operation.

I don't think its a problem of holding back, its a matter of us not having the willpower to continue any long term conflict.

[trebb]

To misquote an old Roger Miller song, “Well, we gave them fair warning....”

[Skwor]

Given the delta in available force and violence we can dish out compared to what Iran can do, if we have the need to explore any long-term war footing, we failed already.

We should not have pulled the trigger if we did not believe we could accomplish this in a small window of time (2 to 3 months imo)

[hcmama]

[hcmama]

I was reliably informed that if we voted for Kamala Harris, there would probably be a war in the Middle East

[daler]

I’m guessing the mullahs are almost as upset about this as the Democrats.

[hcmama]

[American Infidel]

Creating a pretext for more sham impeachment hearings in the House in 2027.

[Sacajaweau]

Praying for the safety of all of our troops and Israel’s, too.

[bert]

Actually they have.

You fail to consider time as a factor and foolishly demand instant certainty. You can’t grasp the simple reality that history is a process rather than event

Iraq is now stable and free of the Hussein family. The major Hussein still an enemy of America is Barack Hussein Obama.

[bert]

That is a cowardly view with ignorance at the root

Do not take counsel of your fears..... General George Patton

[Owen]

We’re not going to be hearing much truth over the next few days or weeks.

It is not clear why there is such a presumption that the Shiite leadership in Iran is hated by the general populace. Maybe it’s not. Maybe the general populace is overwhelmingly Shiite and prefers their current leadership.

What exactly is the plan if that is true. There isn’t going to be any uprising if that is true.

And if that is true, we’re not going to be told because as just said we’re not going to be hearing much truth in the days and weeks of coming.

[CodeToad]

Iran has attacked many counties and is the leading backer of Hamas. Taking out that regime is an action for peace.