U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters, on the day of classified briefings for the full U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on the situation in Iran, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Iranian-Americans are irate at President Donald Trump for delivering a "loss that can't be undone" during the recent bombing campaign.
Early Saturday morning, U.S. and Israeli forces coordinated more than 100 bombing strikes across Iran, a campaign that killed dictator Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and multiple high-ranking military and political leaders, according to reports. The campaign also destroyed cultural sites such as Tehran's Grand Bazaar, which has operated for more than 500 years, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Golestan Palace, according to the National Iranian American Council.
NIAC President Jamal Abdi told Raw Story in a statement that it's clear Trump's decision to bomb Iran will not "deliver security or freedom" for the Iranian people.
"There was a diplomatic path that could have addressed U.S. security interests without this catastrophic loss of life," Abdi said. "That path was rejected, and the Iranian people, American troops, and the entire region are now paying the price. And seemingly, our President couldn’t care less, and will continue to bend to the whims of a foreign rogue actor."
One of the most galling aspects of the bombing campaign was that a primary school in Minab was one of the first targets struck, which killed dozens of school children.
The attacks have also given Iran's brutal regime "pretext" to continue cracking down on the people Trump expects to rise up and form a new government, NIAC warned.
"Inside Iran, a nationwide internet blackout is now in effect, and senior officials have issued new threats against any expression of dissent," the organization said. "Leading Iranian human rights voices like Narges Mohammadi remain imprisoned, raising the alarm about the safety of additional political prisoners like those in Evin, both from Iranian government execution and foreign strikes."