Combat operations continue at this time in full force, and they will continue until all of our objectives are achieved.

We have very strong objectives.

They could have done something two weeks ago, but they just couldn't get there.

Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends.

That is the way it is. But we'll do everything possible where that won't be the case.

America will avenge their deaths and deliver the most punishing blow to the terrorists who have waged war against, basically, civilization.

They have waged war against civilization itself.

An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American.

We cannot allow a nation that raises terrorist armies to possess such weapons, which would allow them to extort the world to their evil will.

Not going to let it happen. We're not gonna let it happen to us, and we're not going to let it happen to others.

The United States has the strongest military the world has ever seen. There's never been a military like we possess.

We are now using that military for good. We want to have it for good purpose.

We're undertaking this massive operation not merely to ensure security for our own time and place, but for our children and their children, just as our ancestors have done for us many, many years ago.

This is the duty and the burden of a free people. These actions are right, and they are necessary to ensure that Americans will never have to face a radical, bloodthirsty terrorist regime armed with nuclear weapons and lots of threats.

For almost 50 years, these wicked extremists have been attacking the United States while chanting the slogans "Death to America" or "Death to Israel" or both.

They are the world's number one state sponsor of terror.

We are the world's greatest and most powerful nation, so we can do something about what they do. These intolerable threats will not continue any longer.

I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military, police to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death. It will be certain death — won't be pretty.

I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment, to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country. America is with you.

I made a promise to you, and I fulfilled that promise. The rest will be up to you, but we'll be there to help.

God bless our incredible warriors, and God bless the United States of America.

The Iranian regime's reckless use and proliferation of ballistic missiles have been a dangerous threat for decades.

Now, at the President's direction, U.S. forces are eliminating the threat.

Yesterday, Iran hit a military base in Bahrain, narrowly missing British personnel.

The death of the Supreme Leader will not stop Iran from launching these strikes. Their approach is becoming even more reckless and more dangerous to civilians.

The only way to stop the threat is to destroy Iranian missiles at source, in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles.

The United States has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose.

We have taken the decision to accept this request, to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region, killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk, and hitting countries that have not been involved.

We will also bring experts from Ukraine together with our own experts to help Gulf partners shoot down Iranian drones attacking them.

We all remember the mistakes of Iraq, and we have learned those lessons.

We were not involved in the initial strikes on Iran, and we will not join offensive action now.

I know the fallen would want us to continue.

We'll never be safe if our enemies believe we cannot take casualties or risk.

The Iranian people are our boots on the ground. We don't need any American soldiers in Iran.

Help is there.

I would encourage the Iranian people to take this moment and take their country back.

What comes next, I hope and pray it's better.

But we're not going to own rebuilding Iran. That's up to the Iranians.

We can be helpful, but it's their decision to make. This is not Iraq. This is not Germany. This is not Japan.