Patting his own back, Donald Trump claimed on Sunday (local time) that the B-2 pilots who carried out Operation Midnight Hammer in Iran had told him that no previous US president had the courage to order such a mission.
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"...you had a tremendous success with the strike that we had getting rid of nuclear weapons in Iran. When the pilots came to my office, they were there with some of the other people having to do with that strike. They said something very interesting. They said, 'You know, we've been practicing this for 22 years, but no President had the guts to tell us to do it," he told reporters speaking to them on the first anniversary of his assassination attempt.
Trump also hailed the operation as a major success.
"I would say that from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, that attack was a 15," he stated.
US B-2 Spirit bombers conducted airstrikes on three key nuclear facilities in Iran on June 22, amid the conflict between the United States' close ally Israel and their common rival Iran.
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The Israel-Iran conflict began on June 13, with a surprise Israeli operation on the Islamic Republic's nuclear and military facilities. The hostilities ended on June 24, after Trump brokered a ceasefire between the Asian rivals, but not before Iran carried out a retaliatory missile strike on an American military base in Qatar, Washington's largest in the region.
Also Read | 'Great American pilots very upset': Trump slams 'fake news' over Iran strikes
"...you had a tremendous success with the strike that we had getting rid of nuclear weapons in Iran. When the pilots came to my office, they were there with some of the other people having to do with that strike. They said something very interesting. They said, 'You know, we've been practicing this for 22 years, but no President had the guts to tell us to do it," he told reporters speaking to them on the first anniversary of his assassination attempt.
Trump also hailed the operation as a major success.
.@POTUS on the strikes against Iran's key nuclear facilities: "When the pilots came to my office ... They said, 'You know, we've been practicing this for 22 years, but no President had the guts to tell us to do it.'" pic.twitter.com/4cbCjv8h7W
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 14, 2025
"I would say that from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, that attack was a 15," he stated.
US B-2 Spirit bombers conducted airstrikes on three key nuclear facilities in Iran on June 22, amid the conflict between the United States' close ally Israel and their common rival Iran.
Also Read | 'Half the size of a refrigerator door': Trump says B-2 pilots had to hit small target from 50,000 ft
The Israel-Iran conflict began on June 13, with a surprise Israeli operation on the Islamic Republic's nuclear and military facilities. The hostilities ended on June 24, after Trump brokered a ceasefire between the Asian rivals, but not before Iran carried out a retaliatory missile strike on an American military base in Qatar, Washington's largest in the region.
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