US President Donald Trump claims Iran was ‘2 weeks away’ from obtaining nuclear weapon before US B-2 strikes targeted its nuclear capacity

▫ He says ‘Israel would be gone’ if Iran obtained nuclear weapon, also warning Middle East and US cities would face threat

▪ ‘We’re just annihilating them,’ Trump says, insisting ‘Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon’

▫ He claims US now ‘controls’ Strait of Hormuz, saying ‘last night, we took out 28 boats, 28 ships’

▪ US president describes conflict as ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’