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

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[JSM_Liberty]

Wars for regime change have always worked out so well for us in the past.

[Skwor]

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 also have my doubts on just how engaging the Iranian people are in actually fighting for themselves.

[TornadoAlley3]

Days turn into weeks. Into months. Into years.

[Skwor]

He only has 60 days active and 30 after that to wind down via the war powers act.

Unless congress authorizes.

[Hot Tabasco]

He only has 60 days active and 30 after that to wind down via the war powers act.

With all the naval assets deployed to the Mediterranean, combined with Israeli forces, it's not going to last 90 days.....

[Skwor]

That is my hope. I have posted indicating that.

If Trump actually lets our military open up going all in there likely won’t be much left of anything militarily industrial after 60 days.

The big question is the loyalty of the Iranian Military and the motivation of the average Iranian to actually free themselves, those I have a concern with.

[Phoenix8]

My dad only sees “the Jews” telling us what to do.

I could point out they have killed 36000 of their own people but it would have no effect.

[minnesota_bound]

In Trumps speech below, it looks like this will not be a half measure but a regime change allowing the Iranian people to be free.

Trump Explains Why He Is Attacking Iran
https://rumble.com/v76e9ig-trump-explains-why-he-is-attacking-iran.html?mref=1wxk5&mc=ehuil

[Texan4Life]

Iran Attack PSA: You’re about to be bombarded with Democrat members of congress and the media calling the attack on Iran “illegal” and “unconstitutional,” while claiming the president is required to obtain the approval of congress prior to launching military attacks on foreign targets.

These people will be collectively engaging in a lie by omission, as they are all aware that the War Powers Resolution allows for presidents to authorize attacks without pre-approval or notification of congress, with a requirement to brief congress within 48 hours and obtain their official authorization to continue attacks beyond 60 days.

They will all assume we are as ignorant of the truth as they are pretending to be.

Feel free to copy this attachment and send it to anyone spouting the “illegal, unconstitutional” nonsense.

https://x.com/jabeale/status/2027659064193216646

[Getready]

The non rulers of Iran have many thousands of reasons for overthrowing the current regime. There are many different ethnicities who have a stake in this. If coordinated well...could work. Outcome may not be as bad as the past.

It’s different when the goal is to destroy a bellicose regime as opposed to mollifying a dangerous regime.
IMHO

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Who will come to the aide of the Mullahs? This will not blow into a World War.

[Luircin]

I would say that this should have been done decades ago, but decades ago was Bush and Obama’s endless wars.

Trump, on the other hand, has shown time and again that he hasn’t gotten us bogged down in any eternal wars, no matter what the naysayers might claim.

You’d think that people would learn to at least give him the benefit of the doubt after 5+ years.

[Getready]

That’s what happened in 1979....then it became decades of an avowed terrorist state...you don’t want it to become centuries...

[Skwor]

I do agree with you but at this time and given the democrats I am at the cautiously realistic stage, I hope to see it rise to cautiously optimistic in a day or two :)

[Forward the Light Brigade]

With Their own people rising up Iran might be forced to use what ever WMDs they might have—Gas? Germs? even a dirty Nuke. They may shoot all they have at Israel.

[Skwor]

It would be sweet if they tried a WMD only for it to falter and drop in some inhabited area, no one gets hurt and they are exposed for the horror they are.

That would be some serious divine intervention.

[NFHale]

Re “… letting the military really go all in on this operation...”

World War II was letting the military go all-in… Breaking the enemy’s will, determination, and capability to fight. If we’re not prepared to do those things, this could go on for a while.

The Iranian people are the big question… are they prepared and equipped to take on the IRGC and its internal security forces? My guess is probably not.

Hopefully all major military assets are already targeted… anti-aircraft, radar facilities, armor depots, airfields, communications hubs, naval installations…my guess is those are already in the process of being neutralized.

[Palio di Siena]

So - Tuesday night he paints the democrat party as anti American at the
State of the Union - then on Saturday he began bombs Iran.
I like it.
Any dem resistors are painted as America haters.

[Political Junkie Too]

Any dem resistors are painted as America haters.

Wait for it...

The Democrats are going to say that President Trump only bombed Iran to distract from the Epstein file depositions of the Clintons.

-PJ