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Trump says hits on Iran 'help' Israel, Middle East and Europe
3 September 2026 02:50 BST
US president Donald Trump said that the Washington is attacking Iran in order to protect Israel, the Middle East, and the Western world.
"We're doing it to help the Middle East. We're doing it to help Israel. We're doing it to help ourselves because after they annihilate Israel, which they would have done very gladly, and then the Middle East, then they come after Europe and they come after some of our cities," he said.