US President Donald Trump set four military and political goals for his war on Iran, which included destroying missile and naval capabilities, preventing Tehran from possessing nuclear weapons, and stopping its support for armed factions in the Middle East.

Published on: 03/03/2026 - 02:59

On Monday, US President Donald Trump announced for the first time a list of four basic goals for the war on Iran, during a statement he made at the White House.

In the context of justifying the broad military operation that was launched on Saturday, he explained that the first goal is “to destroy Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities.”

He also indicated that the second goal is "the complete elimination of their naval power."

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He also stated in his speech that the third goal is to ensure that "the world's first supporter of terrorism will never be able to possess nuclear weapons."

As for the fourth goal, Trump specified it by saying, “We want the Iranian regime not to be able to arm, finance, and command terrorist armies outside its borders,” referring to the armed factions loyal to Tehran in the Middle East, led by the Lebanese Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthi group, and others.

France 24/AFP

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