Trump says US halted Iran nuclear threat: "I don’t want to have the word ‘probably’"

The United States has conducted military strikes against Iran for nine consecutive nights, according to U.S. Central Command, after Iranian attacks over the weekend killed three American service members and left another soldier missing. President Donald Trump told reporters the ongoing bombardments are intended to eliminate any possibility that Iran could obtain a nuclear missile. In his remarks, Trump claimed that after roughly ten days of operations, the U.S. had halted that capability—though his phrasing suggested hesitation about the degree of certainty, as he initially included the qualifier “probably” before dismissing it. The strikes are focused on degrading Iranian military assets used to threaten commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global waterway.