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Israel-Iran War: The United States and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Following the strikes, plumes of smoke were seen rising from the capital, news agency AP reported, citing Iranian media.
In a video posted on social media platform X, US President Donald Trump said that the US had begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach the U.S.
As US and Israel’s latest strikes reignite tensions in the Middle East, an old tweet of Trump from 2013 has resurfaced in which he criticized then US President Barack Obama for his “inability to negotiate” with Iran. Back in 2013, Trump was an active businessman and television personality, and he was not in power or involved directly with government activities.
“Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly—not skilled!,” Trump’s 2013 tweet read.
What happened in 2013?
As Obama began his second term in 2013, there was no progress on substantive negotiations with the Iranians, according to a 2016 White House press release. The P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China, facilitated by the European Union) made attempts to engage “in serious and substantive negotiations with Iran with the goal of reaching a verifiable diplomatic resolution that would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” a 2013 White House press release stated.
Things, however, apparently began to change in the second half of 2013 when Iran saw a change in regime with Hasan Rouhani winning the Iranian election by a healthy margin.
The 2016 White House release suggested that President Obama sent President Rouhani a letter proposing a focus on nuclear negotiations. This attempt led to talks beginning in Oman, leading to a series of understandings that renewed P5+1 negotiations, beginning at the ministerial level at the UNGA in September of 2013.
“The P5+1 and Iran had agreed upon the Joint Plan of Action, an interim agreement that effectively froze the Iranian program while providing some modest sanctions relief. For two nations with such deeply rooted mistrust, an interim agreement created space for each side to determine whether the other would fulfill their commitments and remain committed to achieving a comprehensive solution,” the 2016 White House release read.
Operation Midnight Hammer: June 2025
In June 2025, the United States stepped into the Iran and Israel conflict, with the U.S. military carrying out airstrikes against Iran, delivering a major setback to its nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment plants in the country. The operation was called “Operation Midnight Hammer.” It was also the first time the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iranian soil.
The same 2013 tweet from the US president went viral at that time, also triggering a plethora of responses on social media platforms.
In a video posted on social media platform X, US President Donald Trump said that the US had begun “major combat operations in Iran.” He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach the U.S.
As US and Israel’s latest strikes reignite tensions in the Middle East, an old tweet of Trump from 2013 has resurfaced in which he criticized then US President Barack Obama for his “inability to negotiate” with Iran. Back in 2013, Trump was an active businessman and television personality, and he was not in power or involved directly with government activities.
“Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly—not skilled!,” Trump’s 2013 tweet read.
What happened in 2013?
As Obama began his second term in 2013, there was no progress on substantive negotiations with the Iranians, according to a 2016 White House press release. The P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and China, facilitated by the European Union) made attempts to engage “in serious and substantive negotiations with Iran with the goal of reaching a verifiable diplomatic resolution that would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” a 2013 White House press release stated.
Things, however, apparently began to change in the second half of 2013 when Iran saw a change in regime with Hasan Rouhani winning the Iranian election by a healthy margin.
The 2016 White House release suggested that President Obama sent President Rouhani a letter proposing a focus on nuclear negotiations. This attempt led to talks beginning in Oman, leading to a series of understandings that renewed P5+1 negotiations, beginning at the ministerial level at the UNGA in September of 2013.
“The P5+1 and Iran had agreed upon the Joint Plan of Action, an interim agreement that effectively froze the Iranian program while providing some modest sanctions relief. For two nations with such deeply rooted mistrust, an interim agreement created space for each side to determine whether the other would fulfill their commitments and remain committed to achieving a comprehensive solution,” the 2016 White House release read.
Operation Midnight Hammer: June 2025
In June 2025, the United States stepped into the Iran and Israel conflict, with the U.S. military carrying out airstrikes against Iran, delivering a major setback to its nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment plants in the country. The operation was called “Operation Midnight Hammer.” It was also the first time the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iranian soil.
The same 2013 tweet from the US president went viral at that time, also triggering a plethora of responses on social media platforms.
