Trump says US ‘shouldn’t have been in Iran’
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US President Donald Trump defended his approach toward Iran while reflecting on past US military interventions during an interview with Fox News.
Trump criticized the 2003 Iraq War, calling it a "foolish thing" and saying the United States should not have been in Iraq in the first place.
He also argued that the US should not have been involved in Iran but claimed American military action was necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
"If we didn't hit them with B-2 bombers, nine months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon right now," Trump said, adding that the region could have faced far greater instability.
The US president further claimed that Washington largely avoided targeting Iran's military, describing it as "somewhat moderate" compared with other elements of the Iranian leadership.
Trump said previous wars had shown the dangers of completely dismantling a country's institutions, arguing that such actions can leave nations unable to recover for decades.
