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Trump says drug trafficking was a reason for US strikes on Iran
Original: Trump adds eyebrow-raising new rationale for US war in Iran: ‘They were doing drugs’
President Donald Trump has offered a new justification for the US military campaign against Iran, saying US forces acted because Iranians 'were doing drugs'. The remark adds an unusual rationale to the administration's stated reasons for the conflict and has drawn attention and confusion from observers questioning the basis for the war.
Why now: The US president's unexpected and widely questioned justification for the Iran war is generating fresh debate about the conflict's aims.
Evidence
- Trump adds eyebrow-raising new rationale for US war in Iran: ‘They were doing drugs’ · The Independent
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