Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani:

Since the United States has not achieved its goals, it is now struggling and flailing.

It would be better for Trump to admit that he made a mistake and was deceived by Israel.

Iran's Larijani:

We will punish Trump for the assassination of the Leader of the Revolution, Khamenei, and and we will never let him go.

Iran's Larijani:

We do not welcome an expansion of the war, but if Europeans intervene, we will deal with them accordingly.

Iran's Larijani:

When the enemy attacks us from bases in the region, we respond — and we will continue to respond. This is our right and a standing policy.

Regional countries must either prevent the US from using their territory against Iran, or we will have no choice but to do it ourselves.

Iran's Larijani:

We did not close the Strait of Hormuz.

The strait has effectively closed on its own.

Iran's Larijani:

Some American soldiers have been captured.

They are lying by saying that 5–6 American soldiers have been killed.

Later, they increase the number of deaths under the pretext of accidents.

Trump:

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.

That’s OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don’t need them any longer — But we will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!

Trump on Iran:

We are winning the war by a lot.

We decimated their whole evil empire.

It will continue, I am sure, for a little while.

Trump on how long Iran war will continue:

Whatever it takes.

But their military is almost nonexistent.

Reporter: Did the United States bomb a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran on the first day of the war and kill 175 people.

Trump: Based on what I’ve seen that was done by Iran.

Reporter: Is that true Secretary Hegseth?

Hegseth: The only side that targets civilians is Iran.

Trump: We think it was done by Iran... they are very inaccurate with their munitions.

Reporter: Can you give us an idea of what “unconditional surrender” looks like to you? What do you want from Iran?

Trump: I said unconditional — not conditioned. I said unconditional.

That means they cry “uncle,” or they reach a point where they can’t fight any longer. There’s nobody left to resist.

That could happen too, because we’ve wiped out their leadership numerous times already.

So if they surrender — or if there’s nobody left to surrender — they’re rendered useless in terms of military capability.

Reporter: Do you have any indications that Russia is somehow supporting Iran in this?

Trump: I have had no indication of that whatsoever. If they are, they’re not doing a very good job, because Iran is not doing too well.

Reporter: Secretary Bessent announced some moves to temporarily allow certain Russian oil sales to India. Are you considering any other moves, including using the SPR?

Trump: I would do it just to take a little pressure off, but I think there’s a lot of oil. We’ve got a lot of oil. Our country has a tremendous amount.

Reporter: Under what circumstances would you send in ground troops? How are you thinking about that?

Trump: I don’t even want to talk about it. I don’t think it’s an appropriate question, and I’m not going to answer it.

Could there be a very good reason? There would have to be a very good reason.

If we ever did that, they would be so decimated that they wouldn’t be able to fight at the ground level.

Reporter: Would you secure the enriched uranium at the nuclear sites with ground troops?

Trump: At some point, maybe we will — that would be a great thing — but right now we’re just decimating them. We haven’t gone after it yet, but it’s something we could do later on.

We wouldn’t do it now. Maybe we’d do it later.

Reporter: There is no traffic going through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump: That’s the ships’ choice... oil prices will come down very fast.

Trump on Iran:

They would like to settle; we are not looking to settle.

Trump on Iran:

They cut babies’ heads off.

They chop women in half.

Take a look at October 7.

Trump on Iran:

We got rid of the top leadership, and we got rid of the second level of leadership.

Now they’re on their third or fourth level of leadership, and they have leaders now that nobody even knows.

Trump on Iran:

They suddenly started apologizing to the Middle Eastern states.

You can mark that down as a victory for us and for the Middle Eastern states that are really friends of ours. I guess they’re not going to be shooting at them anymore — they apologized.

That’s a surrender right there. I call it surrender.

Trump on Kurds:

We don’t want to make the war any more complex than it already is. We don’t want to see the Kurds get hurt or killed.

We’ve had a good relationship with them. They’re willing to go in, but I’ve told them I don’t want them to go in.