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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Trump's Explosive New Iran War Claim: 'They Were Doing Drugs' at Nuclear Sites

Trump makes a startling new claim about the Iran war, saying the nuclear targets hit by US forces were also linked to drugs. (Credit: Michael Vadon/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

President Donald Trump has, for the first time, claimed that key Iranian nuclear sites hit by US B-2 bombers in June 2025 were also 'drug factories', telling supporters that Iran was 'doing drugs' at the facilities targeted in Operation Midnight Hammer.

Speaking at a rally in Durant, Oklahoma, Trump revisited the mission and said the facilities struck by US forces were involved in both nuclear activity and drugs. 'They were nuclear and drugs. They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear,' Trump told the crowd.

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