Donald Trump’s niece has claimed there is 'one reason alone' why her uncle ordered an attack on Iran.

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Donald Trump’s Niece Says There’s ‘One Reason Alone’ He Ordered Attack On Iran

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Published: 15:03 10 March 2026


Donald Trump’s niece has claimed there is ‘one reason alone’ why her uncle ordered an attack on Iran.

Mary Trump, a psychologist, author, and the daughter of Trump’s late brother Fred Trump Jr., has become one of the most outspoken critics of the US President from within his own family.

Now she has spoken out again following her uncle’s ordered attack on Iran, sharing her thoughts on what she believes truly motivated the move.

According to Mary, the decision was not rooted in strategy or national security concerns, but instead driven by a much more personal calculation.

This is far from the first time she has publicly criticized her famous relative.

Mary has built a reputation as one of the most prominent dissenting voices within the Trump family, previously making headlines with her bestselling memoir ‘Too Much and Never Enough’ and a series of high-profile media appearances.

In those interviews and writings, she has frequently questioned President Trump’s character, leadership, and motivations.

Her latest comments continue that pattern, once again placing the President’s decision-making under scrutiny while offering her own interpretation of the thinking behind the controversial move.

The war so far

America, in tandem with Israel, has launched a bombardment of missile attacks on Iran over the past 11 days.

The bombing campaign is reported to have claimed 787 lives already in Iran, including those of 165 schoolgirls in Minab, after a missile struck a girl’s primary school in Hormozgan province.

The attacks have been condemned by politicians on both sides of the political aisle in America, as well as by world leaders and the United Nations.

“A strike on a school represents a grave assault on children, on education, and on the future of an entire community,” UN experts said. “There is no excuse for killing girls in a classroom.”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said of America and Israel’s actions: ”The question is not if we are on the side of the ayatollahs [Iran’s clerical rulers] – nobody is. The question is whether we are in favour of peace and international legality.

“You cannot answer one illegality with another, because that is how the great catastrophes of humanity begin.”

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Iran has been hit by a barrage of missile attacks from the United States and Israel over the past 11 days. Credit: Alamy

Sanchez’s recent comments about the actions of the Trump administration have caused furore with the US President.

He recently threatened a full trade embargo with Spain, saying: “Spain has been terrible. We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don’t want anything to do with Spain,” during a recent meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Merz was keen to remind Trump, however, that he could not conclude a separate trade agreement with all of Europe but not Spain.

Seven US servicemen have already lost their lives during the first 11 days of combat, also, drawing severe criticism from US citizens and politicians alike.

Gasoline prices have soared by $0.48 a gallon over the last week as a direct result of the conflict, with Iran threatening to withhold oil distribution from the Strait of Hormuz.

Is World War III on the horizon?

Trump and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to strike Iran, killing much maligned Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the process, has raised fears that a third world war could soon be upon us.

In retaliatory strikes, Iran has deployed drones to attack neighboring countries in the Middle East, with Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates all being targeted. The US and Israel hold bases in these countries.

Despite Trump’s public claims that Iran’s military has been decimated and that the war is already won, there are plenty of pundits and experts who disagree with this assertion.

As recently as this morning (March 10), Iran was launching fresh attacks on Gulf countries, with incoming missile sirens sounding in Dubai and Bahrain. Saudi Arabia also reported that it had intercepted two Iranian drones.

Iran-backed militia Hezbollah has remained locked in combat with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, further signaling that the severely depleted nation is still capable of launching plenty of retaliatory attacks on multiple fronts.

US President Trump has also threatened to hit Iran ’20 times harder’ should they cut off the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off critical oil supplies to much of the rest of the world.

With America’s nuclear silos being an apparent top target for Iran-based attacks, a list of the safest states to be in should World War Three break out, at a nuclear level, has been revealed.

President Trump’s niece claims real reason for attacks on Iran

Despite Trump’s claims that he wanted to bring about regime change in Iran, following the repressive reign of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his niece does not believe her uncle is launching missiles into Iran to truly benefit the Iranian people.

Mary Trump has long been an outspoken critic of her uncle and his politics – and her stance on Operation Epic Fury is no different.

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Mary Trump has spoken out on her uncle’s latest actions. Credit: Mary Trump Media via YouTube

Speaking on her YouTube channel, Mary Trump Media, the President’s niece explained in a video entitled, ‘Trump Declares War to Save Himself’ that: “The Iranian people have suffered long and horribly under the cruel and repressive authoritarian theocracy currently in power. They deserve to be free, and they deserve the ability to determine their own system of governance.

“But the man who is bombing their country has no interest in them, and he has no plan to create the conditions in which they can become free, or support the efforts to create an alternative to the current regime.”

Mary continued: “For Donald, there is one reason and one reason alone. He’s in trouble, and he knows it. This isn’t simply about changing the subject. That, of course, would be bad enough. This is to keep himself and the world from knowing what an inept, depraved, compromised fraud he is.

“This is about his unfathomable desperation to avoid being humiliated. Donald Trump has taken us to war at the behest of Saudi Arabia and Israel. But that wouldn’t have been enough of a reason if doing so didn’t also coincide with his own self-interest.”

Trump’s Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has promised that today (March 10) will be the most intense day of bombing of the war, so far.

“Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,” the former Fox News personality told reporters at a Pentagon news conference.

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