Reported claim
“Donald Trump stated in a State of the Union address that the main reason for attacking Iran was belief that Iran has a nuclear weapons programme.”
Reported by 6 sources.
Belief History
Apr 06
Apr 06
Sources
الحرب تتعلق بأمر واحد، وهو ألا تملك إيران أسلحة نووية2026-04-06
The White House justified the attack by citing alleged missile and nuclear threats from Iran.2026-03-27
defending the conflict as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon2026-03-20
In his last State of the Union address, Trump said that the main reason was that he believed that Iran has a nuclear weapons programme.2026-03-20
Trump claimed he attacked Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.2026-03-20
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