💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: What do you say to Americans who are not a fan of the war?

Trump: They are foolish.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump:

They have killed 45,000 protesters; we don’t do that.

💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: How would it not be a war crime to strike Iran’s bridges and power plants?

Trump: They’re animals.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump:

Who is talking about 45 days?

The only one that’s going to set a ceasefire is me. I haven’t set any ceasefire.

💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: Do you expect JD Vance could be involved in an in-person meeting with officials in the coming days?

Trump: Could be. Could be. Could be.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran rescue operation:

It was very risky because we could have lost 100–200 people in order to get one.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump compares Iran to Venezuela:

Money is coming in like never before. Frankly, we could do the same here.

If it were up to me, I’d just take the oil.

I don't know if the American public wants that.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran War:

People don’t like me calling it a war.

Let’s call it a military operation.

💬 Trump on Iran:

War crime is allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran rescue operation:

Our armed forces deployed 21 military aircraft into hostile airspace many flying at very low altitude.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran rescue operation:

The second rescue mission involved 155 aircraft:

4 bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refueling tankers, 13 rescue aircraft and more.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran rescue operation:

The heroic F-15 Weapon systems officer had evaded capture on the ground in Iran for almost 48 hours.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran rescue operation:

God was watching us.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump on Iran rescue operation:

Iran didn’t know somebody was missing until a leaker gave the information.

We are going to go to the media company that published it and we are going to say: "national security, give it up or go to jail!"

You know who we are talking about.

💬 🇺🇸 CIA Director John Ratcliffe:

The Iranians were embarrassed and ultimately humiliated by the success of this rescue mission.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

The Iranians are still asking themselves: "how did the Americans do this?"

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth:

Today will be the largest volume of strikes since day one.

Tomorrow? Even more than today.

💬 🇺🇸 Hegseth to Iran:

Choose wisely.

Trump does not play around.

You can ask Soleimani. You can ask Maduro. You can ask Khamenei.

💬 🇺🇸 Reporter: What would be your reaction if the Iranians rose up against the regime during a ceasefire?

Trump: They should do it, but the consequences are great.

💬 🇺🇸 Trump:

Every single thing has been thought out by all of us, but I can’t reveal the plan to the media.