Trump briefly lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union

U.S.President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow ⁠the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism to have a nuclear weapon.

Even while assembling a massive military force in the Middle East, Trump has done little to ‌explain to the American public why he might be leading the U.S. into its most aggressive action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.