Trump delivered a video speech in the early morning hours in the United States, explaining the reasons for the attack on Iran:

- We have a grudge against Iran; they killed thousands of our American soldiers
- Iran funds terrorism; we have to deal with them
- We want to negotiate with Iran, but they just don't want to talk (I'm a businessman, I can't negotiate, so we had to strike)
- Iran is trying to restart nuclear weapons research, which is absolutely unacceptable
- To the Iranian people, I am the greatest president in the world, here to save you