Leavitt: The president spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu last night, and in that private conversation, Prime Minister Netanyahu conveyed exactly what he has said publicly โ that he supports the president and that Israel remains a key ally and partner of the United States.
They have been a tremendous partner over the past six weeks, and we thank them for their heroic efforts.
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Leavitt: They have. Yes.
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Leavitt: I think it was a very, very strong threat from the president of the United States โ one that led the Iranian regime to cave and ask for a ceasefire, and to agree to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
It was a strong threat that produced results. And as the Secretary of War stated at the Pentagon this morning, it was not an empty threat by any means.
The Pentagon had a target list ready to be executed at 8 p.m. last night.
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The insinuation by anyone in this room that Iran somehow has the moral high ground over the United States is insulting, considering the atrocities they have committed against our people and our military over the past five decades.
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Leavitt: The presidentโs and my main priority is to make sure that clear messages are sent to the American people.
We hope that Iran will be a country of prosperity.
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Leavitt: Itโs something the president has discussed, and I think itโs something he will be discussing in a couple of hours with Secretary General Rutte. You may hear more directly from him.
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The IranโU.S. ceasefire terms are clear: the U.S. must choose โ ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both.
The world sees the massacres in Lebanon.
The ball is in the U.S. court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments.
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If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them, that is ultimately their choice.
We think that would be dumb, but itโs their choice.
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Weโve already seen an increase in traffic today; hopefully, weโll see an increase in traffic tomorrow. We actually think that we are seeing signs that the straits are starting to reopen.
I think you guys have probably seen oil prices have come down. So, I think the oil markets, the gas markets, are seeing the same thing.
But the presidentโs been very clear: the deal is a ceasefire, a negotiation. Thatโs what we give, and what they give is that the straits are going to be reopened.
If we donโt see that happening, the president is not going to abide by our terms if the Iranians are not abiding by their terms.
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The Israelis have actually offered to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful.
That's not because that is part of the ceasefire. I think that's the Israelis trying to set us up for success.
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Trump has talked about sanctions relief. He has also talked about economic partnerships and things like that.
But thatโs not going to happen unless the Iranians make a firm commitment to stop anything close to the development of a nuclear weapon.
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JD Vance: The leadership is really to blame for the condition of the country of Iran.
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I actually wonder how good he is at understanding English, because there are things that he said that frankly did not make sense in the context of the negotiations we had.
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I think the situation with Lebanon is a โreasonable misunderstanding.โ
Neither we nor the Israelis said that Lebanon was going to be part of the ceasefire.
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Ghalibaf talked about an attack that had allegedly happened on Iran and how that was a violation of the ceasefire.
Ceasefires are always messy. An hour after the president announced the ceasefire, the Iranians launched a bunch of missiles. Then the Israelis responded, then some of the Gulf Arab states responded.
This is the nature of a ceasefire. No ceasefire ever goes without a little bit of choppiness.
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The first 10-point proposal was something that was submitted, and we frankly think it was probably written by ChatGPT.
It immediately went into the garbage and was rejected.
There was a second 10-point proposal that was much more reasonable.
It was based on some back-and-forth between us and the Pakistanis. That is the proposal the president was referencing, and itโs true as of yesterday.
And then, frankly, Iโve seen a third 10-point proposal thatโs even more maximalist than the first one thatโs been floating around various social media channels.
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US may close at least one military base, possibly in Spain or Germany.
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There is no doubt the world is in a better place today than it was yesterday [as Trump didn't go through with his deadline].
The big question is if the world is in a better place than it was 40 days ago... I'm more than doubtful.
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"We didn't have to do that beforeโฆI thought we won the war."
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I really admire Trump's leadership.
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