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Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

Sep 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump's Address to United Nations General Assembly 7 times

  1. …Rwanda—a vicious, violent war that was; Pakistan and India; Israel and Iran; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan. It included all of them…
  2. …made containing these threats a top priority, starting with the nation of Iran. My position is very simple. The world's number-one sponsor of terror…
  3. …extended a pledge of full cooperation in exchange for a suspension of Iran's nuclear program. The regime's answer was to continue their constant threats to…

Remarks at the American Cornerstone Institute Founders Dinner in Mount Vernon, Virginia

Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …that. We have—let's see, Cambodia, Armenia. We have Kosovo-Serbia, Israel-Iran, Egypt-Ethiopia. That's a beauty. They built a little dam in Ethiopia…
  2. …that: India- Pakistan, Thailand-Cambodia, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Congo. Right? We stopped all of…
  3. …get it done one way or the other. But I also obliterated Iran's nuclear hopes by totally annihilating their enriched uranium. And I'll tell you…

Remarks on Signing the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act and Executive Orders and Announcing the 2026 Group of Twenty (G-20) Nations Summit in Miami, Florida, and an Exchange With Reporters

Sep 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …that one maybe even more than an attack, what he did with Iran. You saw the success of that operation. It was perfect. In fact…
  2. …a perfect attack, and it knocked out any possible nuclear capability for Iran, which nobody wanted to see, and we weren't going to put up…

Remarks on Signing Executive Orders To Reduce Crime and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 25, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …couple, and we're not including in there the—what we did with Iran, stopping their nuclear play. They would have had—within a month or…
  2. …ahead, please. Yes. Well, look at the mission you just accomplished with Iran. Thirty-six hours back and forth. Flawless. Every bomb hit its target…

Remarks on National Purple Heart Day

Aug 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …that's what happened. Great job. And he did an incredible job in Iran. I want to thank you very much. Great job, General. Deputy Secretary…

Remarks on Domestic Investment by Apple Incorporated and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …this one. You know, we've solved five wars. Plus, add to that Iran, where we wiped out their nuclear capacity for weapons. They would have…
  2. …please. Well, we have stopped wars in the Middle East by stopping Iran from having a nuclear weapon. And they are—they're—you know, they…
  3. …in the Middle East. If you think about what we did with Iran, Iran was the perpetrator of hate, a very evil place, and I…

Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reestablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test and an Exchange With Reporters

Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …you people didn't cover it very well. Yes, please. Go ahead. Well, Iran has been acting very badly. They were decimated. Their nuclear capability, that…
  2. …again, but they haven't been saying the right thing. I will say, Iran has not been saying the right thing. They have not been speaking…

Remarks at a Dinner With Republican Senators

Jul 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …You saw it recently when you looked at what we did in Iran, where we knocked out their nuclear capability—totally knocked out that—it's…

Remarks in Des Moines, Iowa

Jul 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …have days like that. We have days like we just had in Iran. That's the kind of days we have. Complete obliteration. It turned out…
  2. …tell me they have to take a shot at us. This was Iran, very respectful. That means they respect us. Because we dropped 14 bombs…
  3. …to tell you. Can you imagine? They were nice enough—this is Iran—to call me and tell me that they would like to shoot…

Remarks During a Tour of the "Alligator Alcatraz" Migrant Detention Facility and an Exchange With Reporters in Ochopee, Florida

Jul 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …be prosecuted also for having given false reports—— ——on the attack in Iran. They were giving totally false reports. It was totally obliterated. And our…
  2. …He wants to end it too. We had a tremendous success with Iran. They weren't happy. Somebody said, "When are you going to sign?" I…
  3. …we'll have whatever we want. We'll get from—whatever we want from Iran. And I think, and I hope, they want to have a good…

Remarks During a Meeting With Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Francophonie Therese Kayikwamba Wagner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe of Rwanda and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 3 times

  1. …short months, we've now achieved peace between India and Pakistan, Israel and Iran, and the D.R.C. and Rwanda, and a couple of others also. Serbia…
  2. …we have the greatest military in the world. They showed that in Iran. Those pilots, they flew for 36 hours and—think of that—and…
  3. …have—they actually have nuclear weapons. You know, when you talk about Iran, they were trying to get it. But India has nuclear weapons. Pakistan…

Remarks on the United States Supreme Court Decision on Nationwide Injunctions From Lower Federal Courts and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …a hell of a week, hasn't it? It's been some week. So Iran wants to meet. As you know, their sites were obliterated—their very…
  2. …Putin called up, and he said, "I'd love to help you with Iran." I said: "Do me a favor: I'll handle Iran. Help me with…
  3. …ahead. You tell me when it gets boring. Okay? Are you from Iran? Okay. Yes. Sure. Without question, absolutely. Turned out to be unbelievable. But…

Remarks on the Situation in Israel and Iran and an Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One En Route to Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jun 24, 2025 Speech / ceremony 7 times

  1. …very hard, and that shouldn't have happened. And then, as you know, Iran hit them very hard last night because of that. I don't think…
  2. …of it. I think they don't want it to happen again. And Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon, by the way. I…
  3. …They're not going to have a nuclear weapon. The last thing on Iran's mind right now is nuclear weapons. Which? No, no. If there was…

Address to the Nation on United States Airstrikes on Iran

Jun 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by…
  2. …report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the…
  3. …attacks will be far greater and a lot easier. For 40 years, Iran has been saying: "Death to America. Death to Israel." They have been…

Remarks on United States Diplomatic Efforts and an Exchange With Reporters Upon Arrival in Morristown, New Jersey

Jun 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …losing. But we're ready, willing, and able, and we've been speaking to Iran, and we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. Just time to…
  2. …to their senses. That's all it is. No, they didn't help. No. Iran doesn't want to speak to Europe. They want to speak to us…
  3. …well, in terms of war. And I think you would say that Iran is doing less well. It's a little bit hard to get somebody…

Remarks at a Greeting With the Juventus Football Club and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 11 times

  1. …war, is doing pretty well. Yes, please. Yes. No, well, they know Iran very well—better than most—and they're not happy about anything. It's…
  2. …Israel. They know them both, actually, but they probably—maybe they know Iran better. But they see what's going on, and they—he agreed with…
  3. …involved either, but I've been saying for 20 years, maybe longer, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I've been saying it for a long…

Remarks on the Installation of New White House Flagpoles and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 8 times

  1. …knows what I'm going to do. I can tell you this, that Iran has got a lot of trouble, and they want to negotiate. And…
  2. …They're human. They're human beings. I know a lot of people from Iran—from New York, from Washington—mostly from New York. They're incredible people…
  3. …just not a threat you can have. And we've been threatened by Iran for many years. You know, if you go back and look at…

Remarks With Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom After Signing the United States of America–United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal and an Exchange With Reporters in Kananaskis, Canada

Jun 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …Israel is doing very well, as you probably noticed. And I gave Iran 60 days, and they said no, and on the 61st, you saw…
  2. …something will happen, but a deal will be signed. And I think Iran is foolish not to sign one. No. No. They—— Look, Iran should…
  3. …to talk in person. I want to see no nuclear weapon in Iran, and we're well on our way to making sure that happens. What…

Remarks on Signing Legislation Regarding Congressional Disapproval of Environmental Protection Agency Rules Relating to Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards in California and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 12, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …in aviation history. Yes, second. Well, I'd love to avoid the conflict. Iran is going to have to negotiate a little bit tougher, meaning they're…
  2. …something that could very well happen. Look, it's very simple, not complicated: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Other than that, I want them to…
  3. …none of it would have happened. You wouldn't have the Israel problem. Iran was broke. They had no money. We had big sanctions on them…

Remarks at an "Invest in America" Roundtable Discussion

Jun 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …You know, when you think, we're doing a lot of work on Iran right now. And I see that—— ——what you just said: You came…
  2. …we're trying to do something with a country we just spoke about, Iran. I think you should negotiate this. You might be better. I think…
  3. …midst of a massive negotiation between us and Hamas and Israel. And Iran, actually, is involved. And we'll see what's going to happen with Gaza…

Remarks at the White House Summer Soirée

Jun 4, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …you tonight. I'll see you tonight." And I've been so busy between Iran, Russia, China, and every other problem that we were left— —that I'm…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as Acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and an Exchange With Reporters

May 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …with Gaza and also Israel. We're having some very good talks with Iran. We'll find out whether that means anything, but we're having good talks…
  2. …not happy about that situation. I think we're doing very well with Iran. We're doing very well with Gaza, but we are doing very well…
  3. …You wouldn't have had October 7. That would have never happened because Iran was stone- cold broke. They didn't have any money to give to…

Remarks at a State Dinner With Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar in Doha, Qatar

May 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …working with us very closely with respect to negotiating a deal with Iran, which is the far friendlier course that you would see. I mean…
  2. …to make that decision. It's their decision. Because we want to see Iran do well and thrive and be successful and everybody be happy. I…
  3. …get it done. They have to move quickly. And I just hope Iran realizes what a good friend they have right here. And, in a…

Remarks at the Saudi-United States Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 16 times

  1. …stand against the enemies of all civilization. We'd imposed unprecedented sanctions on Iran and starved the regime of resources to fund terror. They were unable…
  2. …much. I like you too much. Great guy. They lifted sanctions on Iran in exchange for getting nothing and sent the regime tens of billions…
  3. …The biggest and most destructive of these forces is the regime in Iran, which has caused unthinkable suffering in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, Yemen, and…

Remarks During a Swearing-in Ceremony for Steven C. Witkoff as United States Special Envoy to the Middle East and an Exchange With Reporters

May 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …of the globe. He's met with President Putin, Prime Minister Netanyahu, representatives—Iran and many other places. He is meeting with people that he never…
  2. …right now. This is really crunch time, I will tell you, for Iran and for their country. This is a very important time for Iran…
  3. …that this is the single most important period in the history of Iran, which is a long history. And we want it to be a…

Remarks on the National Day of Prayer

May 1, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …attack that would have never happened because the money was given by Iran to Hamas. Iran had no money when I was President. They were…
  2. …I put sanctions on last night: Any oil that anybody takes from Iran is not allowed to do business in the United States of America…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Mehmet Oz as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …that should have never happened. October 7, Israel, would have never happened. Iran was broke. And now we'll see what happens with Iran. We have…
  2. …ahead. What of it? See that? No impact whatsoever. I'm for stopping Iran, very simply, from having a nuclear weapon. They can't have a nuclear…
  3. …You buy one barrel of oil, just one barrel of oil from Iran, and you can't do business in the United States." And, by the…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …Oh, if necessary, absolutely. Yes. Yes, I do. You're talking about with Iran? Yes, I do. It's a start. We have a little time—— ——but…
  2. …going to let them thrive. I want them to thrive. I want Iran to be great. The only thing they don't—they can't have is…
  3. …weapon. They understand that. You know, the people are so incredible in Iran, and they're so smart. They're very smart people. And—but you know…

Remarks on Domestic Coal Production

Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …we're working on that right now with others, having to do with Iran and some other countries. But that's the—that's the heat you're going…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Alina Habba as Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey

Mar 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony 5 times

  1. …looking at a report. You're right. They make a lot of drones, Iran makes a lot of drones. They make very effective drones too. They…
  2. …talk it out, or very bad things are going to happen to Iran, and I don't want that to happen. I don't want that to…
  3. …strength or weakness. My big preference is we work it out with Iran. But if we don't work it out, bad, bad things are going…

Remarks at the Department of Justice

Mar 14, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …allowing October 7 to happen— would have never happened because, under me, Iran was totally broke. They had no money. They weren't giving any money…
  2. …Inflation would have never happened. October 7 would have never happened—Israel. Iran had no money. They were totally broke. Think of it. They had…
  3. …the sanctions, and China and everybody else that wasn't buying oil from Iran was buying it at levels that they never spent before. And it…

Remarks on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on the Employment Situation in February and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 7, 2025 Speech / ceremony 6 times

  1. …happened. October 7 would have never happened—Israel. They had no money. Iran had no money. Iran was stone-cold broke, and now they have…
  2. …that's going to be the next thing you'll be talking about is Iran—what's going to happen with Iran. And there'll be some interesting days…
  3. …I can tell you. You know, we're down to final strokes with Iran. That's going to be an interesting time. And we'll see what happens…

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Feb 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time

  1. …7. What a horrible day that was. That would have never happened. Iran was broke. They had no money to pay to Hamas or Hizballah…