"Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime," he said in the video, posted at 2:30 a.m. ET Saturday.
"It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. I’ll say it again, they can never have a nuclear weapon," he said.
A photo accompanying the report showed thick smoke billowing into the sky.
