US President Donald Trump announced the start of combat operations against Iran on Saturday in a video address posted to his Truth Social platform. Here is the full transcript: “A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. “Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world. “For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries. “Among the regime’s very first acts...