What Is Trump’s Endgame For War In Iran?
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BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Today, President Trump outlined the objectives of Operation Epic Fury saying he took the “last best chance” to hit Iran.
The president said the objectives of the operation in Iran are "clear", including "destroying Iran's missile capabilities", "annihilating their Navy" and preventing them from ever having a nuclear weapon.
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| 0:22.1 | So do you remember a few months ago when the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegeseth in the USA, |
| 0:28.1 | renamed his job to be the Secretary of War? |
| 0:30.5 | Well, now he's got a war as the US and Israel continue to attack Iran in a really quite big way. And today we heard from Pete |
| 0:40.1 | Hegesith as he gave the world an update. My generation of veterans carry the names of brothers |
| 0:45.5 | who never came home. Brothers butchered by Iranian-backed roadside bombs and well-armed militias, |
| 0:52.9 | thousands of our own. We didn't start this war, but under President |
| 0:58.9 | Trump, we are finishing it. Yes, so we will tell you more about what the Americans have been |
| 1:03.5 | saying about they're trying to achieve in this military action. We'll also tell you a lot more |
| 1:07.7 | about how Iran has been launching counterattacks against its neighbours, |
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