In his first address to the American people since the start of military operations in Iran, President Donald Trump took a hardline and confrontational stance, emphasizing that the military campaign is nearing completion and highlighting the “decisive victories” achieved over the past weeks.
Trump stated that U.S. military operations have achieved significant objectives, noting that the country is “on track to complete all of our military goals very soon,” while stressing that Iran “no longer poses any threat.”
Below are the key points from his speech:
The U.S. military targeted Iran, the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism, and the Iranian navy has disappeared.
The extremist regime in Iran has been chanting “Death to America and Israel” for 47 years.
Our armed forces have achieved rapid and decisive victories on the battlefield over the past four weeks.
From the first day of my 2015 campaign, I pledged not to allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons.
Iran’s murderous regime has killed 35,000 of its own people.
Most of the leaders of the Iranian terrorist regime were killed in recent military operations.
I killed Qassem Soleimani, the maker of explosive devices. I withdrew from the Obama deal that gave Iran millions of dollars, making them stronger.
It was an honor for me to end the nuclear deal previously signed by our country with Iran.
The Iranian regime tried to rebuild its nuclear program at a completely secret and different location.
Tehran had no intention of abandoning its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons.
We are nearing the end of this campaign.
I thank our allies in the Gulf, and we will not allow them to be harmed.
The Iranian regime is fully responsible for the rise in fuel prices due to its insane attacks on oil tankers.
We do not import any oil through the Strait of Hormuz and will not need to in the future.
The majority of Iran has been destroyed, and the rest will be easy.
We delivered a complete defeat to Iran, which is now destroyed militarily, economically, and in every aspect.
We will assist partner countries, but they must take the initiative to protect the oil they rely on.
We will strike them with great force and return them to the Stone Age in the coming weeks and will hit power plants if they do not comply.
We confirm the continuation of the “Epic Fury” operation until all U.S.
objectives are achieved.
We are on track to complete all our military objectives very soon.
Iran has been destroyed and no longer poses any threat after once being the region’s bully.
Trump also stated: “Our strategic objectives in operations against Iran are about to be achieved, and we are very close to completing the mission. We will not allow harm to our partners.”
He added: “We will complete the mission in Iran within two to three weeks, and once the conflict ends, the Strait of Hormuz will reopen normally,” stressing that “countries dependent on the Strait of Hormuz must show courage and secure it.”
He concluded: “We will strike Iran with great force in the next two to three weeks and return it to the Stone Age,” emphasizing that “Iran no longer poses any threat, most of it has been destroyed, and the remainder should be easy.”
