Pete Hegseth:

You wonder why the Houthis are not involved in this conflict, even though they are a proxy of Iran?

It's because they felt the weight of American power for 45 days.

The US is withdrawing its remaining forces from Iraq ahead of a September 30 deadline, and has already removed Patriot air defenses from Erbil.

The move comes as Iranian forces and proxies continue attacking the Kurdistan Region, raising fears that the Kurds are being left more exposed.

Source: Al-Monitor

Pete Hegseth on Steve Witkoff:

We have the best negotiators in the world.

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Bessent:

We started in March 2025. In December 2025, the largest bank in Iran collapsed.

The central bank had to print money, and that caused inflation. They are now not able to pay their troops.

Trump on Iran:

We just want to win. We are doing very well.

We are trying to be nice, as nice as you can be in a situation like that.

They are being decimated.

Trump on Iran:

We will be hitting them very hard. At some point, they are going to say, "We just can't take it anymore."

Trump on the Gaza deal:

Israel is very happy about it. Israel helped us with it. They've been very good.

Nobody thought that would be possible—to disarm Hamas.

That shows you how much success we are having with Iran. If you go back four or five months ago, a deal like that would have been impossible.

It's a big step for the Middle East.

Trump:

The Biden administration and the Obama administration weaponized government and destroyed lives.

Reporter: On Iran, there is a report that says you got a proposal from the military to go big.

Trump: We've already gone big. What's big?

Trump on Iran:

Iran had very good anti-aircraft weaponry, but it didn't work.

Trump:

Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing.

Trump on Ukraine and Patriots:

We have to be very careful about letting somebody build our advanced weapons.

It's a hard thing to give away that kind of technology.

Those people whom you give technology can also turn on you. That's possible.

We have to be very careful.

Reporter: As Hamas disarms as part of this plan, who do you see taking possession of the weapons they had?

Trump: Board of Peace.

Reporter: You said Iran has some capabilities left. Should Americans be prepared for these back-and-forth attacks to continue until Iran simply isn't able to strike back?

Trump: They will get a little stronger, maybe now, but they will get weaker.

Yeah, sure. You always have to keep your guard up.

Reporter: Who from the administration is talking to Iran?

Trump: Steve, Jared, JD, Marco.

Reporter: They say talks aren't happening.

Trump: They just make me angry.

Trump on Iran:

We can reach a deal with Iran, but I am losing faith in them because they lie.

Trump on Iran:

Most people would have given up by now. They haven't, so I give them credit for that.

They are tough.

Trump on Ukraine:

Nobody wants to make concessions, but both Putin and Zelensky are going to have to make concessions to make a deal.

Reporter: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks?

Trump: I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota.

Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack.

Trump on Ukraine:

The Russian tanks were going to Kyiv, but they got stuck in the mud.

A general decided to go through the mud instead of going through the highway, where they were going very nicely.