The president Donald Trump justified this Thursday the military intervention of the United States against Iran with a straightforward argument: no regime with a "bad ideology" or any "madman" should be allowed to possess nuclear weapons.
Thus he said on the program "The Five" of Fox News, in statements that summarize his stance on the Epic Fury Operation.
"You cannot allow a madman or a bad ideology to have a nuclear weapon... and I said we are going to take a little detour, we are going to go and eliminate them, and that is what we have done," Trump stated.
The president stated that the B-2 Spirit bombers were crucial in preventing Iran from completing its nuclear program.
"It all started with the B-2 bombers, which made nuclear capabilities impossible for them. If we hadn't attacked them with the B-2s about eight months ago, they would already have a nuclear weapon and would have used it by now," he stated.
Trump also criticized the nuclear agreement signed in 2015 under the administration of Barack Obama, known as the JCPOA.
According to the president, that pact gave Iran "a pathway to a nuclear weapon in a short time," and had it remained in effect, the regime would have already attacked Israel with atomic weaponry. Trump abandoned that agreement in May 2018.
To illustrate the dangers of the Iranian regime, Trump pointed out that Iran launched 1,400 ballistic missiles against the United Arab Emirates. "They fired, in the case of the UAE, 1,400 missiles, ballistic missiles... Completely crazy," he said.
The scope of "fury"
The Epic Fury Operation was launched on February 28, 2026, and targeted over 1,000 objectives in its first 24 hours, including the nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow.
By mid-March, the campaign had exceeded 7,000 targets attacked and 6,500 combat flights, with a 90% reduction in Iranian ballistic missiles and an 83% reduction in their drones.
This Wednesday, Trump stated that Iran has agreed not to develop nuclear weapons or enrich uranium, and that the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "is no longer here."
However, the Iranian army rejected those claims and denied the existence of any agreement. The negotiations, mediated by Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, continue under tension.
Trump delayed new attacks for five days on March 23 after what he described as "strong conversations," with an original deadline to reach an agreement set for March 27.
This Thursday, the president asserted that Iran is "begging" for a deal and that they "still have plenty of time," while presenting the military operation as a "small diversion" necessary for his economic agenda. "We are doing a great service to the world," he concluded.
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