From USA TODAY.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on March 3 for talks covering among other topics Washington’s war with Iran. Trump claimed "Operation Midnight Hammer" — his June 2025 strike against Iranian nuclear facilities — stopped Iran from developing a nuclear weapon within a month.

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