In an interview marking the anniversary of Operation Midnight Hammer, former U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not change a thing, calling the bombing the most successful strike ever seen and claiming it prevented a nuclear-armed Iran that would have destroyed Israel.
In a recorded interview published Monday, former U.S. President Donald Trump defended Operation Midnight Hammer, the 2025 airstrike against Iran's nuclear program, on its anniversary. Asked whether he would have acted differently in retrospect, Trump said: 'No. That's the most successful strike anyone has ever seen, with a bomber that completely eliminated their nuclear capability. If we hadn't done it, you wouldn't have Israel now. Israel wouldn't exist, and most of the Middle East wouldn't exist.'
Trump's remarks align with a pattern of taking personal credit for Israel's security, as The Zioneer has previously reported. His claim that Iran was 'two weeks away from obtaining a nuclear weapon' echoes past justifications for the strike.
The interview was conducted by an Israeli journalist identified only as 'כתבת' (a reporter). The full context of the exchange was not independently verified by The Zioneer's sources, and Trump's timeline regarding Iran's nuclear progress remains his own characterization.
- DevelopingTrump pledges unequivocally that US would defend Israel if it strikes Iran
- DevelopingTrump says overnight strikes destroyed ~55% of rebuilt Iranian air defenses
- DevelopingTrump: Iran deal is a wall against nuclear weapons
- DevelopingTrump to Axios: Without me, Israel would be 'completely crushed'
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
- Internal intake