New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- US President Donald Trump reportedly said that his main concern is "freedom" for the Iranian people as US, Israel jointly launched a massive military strike on Iran on Saturday. Dubbed as 'Operation Epic Fury,' the multi-day strike commenced at around 1 a.m. (local time) with a salvo of ship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles and air-launched munitions from US Air Force and Navy jets, a US official reportedly said.

"All I want is freedom for the people," Trump said in a brief phone interview shortly after 4 a.m., when asked what he hopes his legacy will be as a result of the military action and a push for regime change in Iran, reported The Washington Post.

He spoke from Mar-a-Lago, his home in Palm Beach, Florida, ...