Egypt Daily News – During a NATO summit in The Hague, former U.S. President Donald Trump drew a controversial comparison between the recent American strikes on Iran and the United States’ use of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. Trump claimed both actions served a similar purpose: bringing an end to devastating conflicts.
“I don’t want to use the example of Hiroshima, I don’t want to use Nagasaki, but it was similar in that it ended that war,” Trump said. “If we hadn’t done it, they’d still be fighting today.”
Trump’s remarks came as he sought to highlight the significance of the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which he said had set Iran’s nuclear ambitions back by decades. He insisted that the Iranian regime would now think twice before resuming any enrichment activities.
“They’ve been through hell,” Trump said. “I think they’ve gone through the worst anyone can go through. The last thing they want now is to enrich uranium.”
The former president said he was awaiting a damage assessment report from Israel, which he claimed would prove that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure had been completely destroyed. “Israel is working on the report, from what I understand. I’ve been told they said the destruction was total,” he stated.
Earlier the same day, Trump posted a provocative video on his social media platform, Truth Social. The video featured stealth B-2 bombers dropping ordnance, set to the satirical 1980 song “Bomb Iran” by Vince Vance and the Valiants, a parody of the 1961 classic “Barbara Ann.” The video, widely circulated online, showed B-2 aircraft releasing 14 bunker-busting GBU-57 bombs, while the lyrics threatened Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In a press conference following the NATO summit, Trump described the U.S. operation as a “precise, surprise, and highly successful” strike that resulted in the “complete annihilation” of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. He claimed the action prevented Iran from relocating sensitive materials prior to the attack.
He also disclosed that Iran had provided a warning before launching a retaliatory missile strike on a U.S. base in Qatar, allowing American forces to evacuate in time. “Iran gave an early warning, which enabled us to clear the base. That’s why there were no casualties,” Trump said.
Addressing the regional aftermath, Trump predicted that neither Iran nor Israel would pursue further military escalation, suggesting that a new balance of deterrence had been established.
He also pushed back against media reports downplaying the effectiveness of the operation, stating, “This was a decisive, game-changing strike that Iran neither anticipated nor could defend against.”
