Trump Says US Struck Iran Over Nuclear Threat

President Donald Trump defended U.S. strikes on Iran at an Iowa rally, saying they were intended to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and that higher oil prices were a small price for security. He claimed Iran started the war and that U.S. operations had severely weakened its military, while also suggesting strikes could resume. Separately, Tucker Carlson alleged—without evidence presented in the reports—that Trump may consider a nuclear strike on an Iranian site at Israel’s urging, with a decision possible by Nov. 7; those claims remain unverified. The reports describe growing concern about renewed escalation and its potential effects on regional security and global energy markets.