Israel–Iran Conflict

At NATO Summit, Trump Hails US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Says Progress Made on Gaza

The president said that because of the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, ‘great progress’ has been made on Gaza.
At NATO Summit, Trump Hails US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Says Progress Made on Gaza
US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speak at the start of a NATO leaders summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. Ludovic MARIN / AFP
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands—At the NATO Summit’s opening on Wednesday, President Donald Trump lauded U.S. strikes on Iran, claiming they halted the Israel-Iran conflict, likening them to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings that ended World War II.

“That hit ended the war. I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima. I don’t want to use an example of Nagasaki, but that was essentially the same thing. That ended that war,” Trump told reporters before he met with world leaders at the NATO summit.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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