Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei:

Assassinations and crimes won't disrupt the Iranian Armed Forces.

Iran continues to mock Trump’s deadline:

8 P.M. is not that good. Could you change it to between 1 and 2 P.M., or if possible, 1 and 2 A.M.?

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

Trump:

This Easter has been the best, militarily.

Trump:

The entire country could be taken out in one night.

And that night could be tomorrow night.

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:

One helicopter has a lot of bullets in it. It is amazing.

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:

We blew up our large old planes.

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:

We deployed both human assets and exquisite technologies that no other intelligence service in the world possesses.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe:

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

Hegseth:

Iran’s military is embarrassed and humiliated, and they should be.

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.

Trump:

Hegseth was treated very unfairly.

People who treated him unfairly are now calling me and saying, “What a choice.”

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.

Reporter: Why would the Iranians want you to blow up their infrastructure?

Trump: They would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom.