Trump Gives Rationale for Iran Attack in Eight-Minute Video (2)

President Donald Trump made his case for the latest US attack on Iran in an extraordinary eight-minute video posted early Saturday morning on his Truth Social platform.

“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,” Trump said, wearing a white baseball cap with a “USA” logo. He spoke from a lectern in front of an American flag and a flag bearing the presidential seal, presumably at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

The video was the first time Trump has offered more than a cursory ...