Bolton says US strikes on Iran ‘justifiable and necessary’
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by Sarah DavisFebruary 28, 2026
Former national security adviser John Bolton defended the Trump administration’s decision to launch preemptive strikes on Iran over its continued nuclear program. “Trump has every right to eliminate threats from the ayatollahs, the IRGC, and Iran’s nuclear-weapons program,” Bolton wrote Saturday in a post on social platform X. “This mission is completely justifiable and necessary,”…
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Originally published on The Hill on 2/28/2026