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Official transcripts
White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.
“Iran / Iranian” said in 126 of 319 transcripts, 598 times.
…military is unbelievable. They're doing an unbelievable job. We're negotiating with the Iranians. We have—you probably heard we took our three destroyers, and we…
…Somebody said, "What's your plan?" I said, "The plan is very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it cannot have a nuclear bomb, and…
…you guys feel differently. Now, these guys, I think, will say that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Wouldn't you say? We wouldn't feel very…
…a nuclear weapon. Very simple. Look, that whole deal is not complicated. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Very simple. I haven't even thought about…
…hostile territory"—and I don't think it gets much more hostile than Iran. They're capable fighters. They're very tough people. And there are others like…
…Operation Epic Fury, targeting the world's number one state sponsor of terror: Iran. In these past 4 weeks, our Armed Forces have delivered swift, decisive…
…on the battlefield—victories like few people have ever seen before. Tonight Iran's navy is gone. Their air force is in ruins. Their leaders, most…
…provide an update on the tremendous progress our warriors have made in Iran and discuss why Operation Epic Fury is necessary for the safety of…
…also feeling a lot safer. All I have to do is leave Iran, and we'll be doing that very soon, and they'll be—come tumbling…
…Maybe they were trying to defend him. I don't know. No. No. Iran doesn't have to—— Iran doesn't have to make a deal, no. Yes…
…say the greatest military maneuver they've ever seen. Look what's happening in Iran. We're just—I mean, we're totally unchecked. Everything has been bombed out…
…rise of the Middle East that is finally free at last from Iranian terror, aggression, and nuclear blackmail. That's what's happened. It was nuclear blackmail…
…leadership, America is ending the threat posed by this radical regime, decimating Iran's capabilities with Operation Epic Fury, something that nobody has ever seen anything…
…even knows about except for a few of us. For 47 years, Iran has been known as the bully of the Middle East, but they…
…And it's very appropriate for what's taken place, if you know, in Iran, because we knocked out their navy, we knocked out their air force…
…I announced earlier, based on preliminary conversations between the United States and Iran over the past 2 days, I've directed the Department of War to…
…understand, I know my whole life has been a negotiation, but, with Iran, we've been negotiating for a long time. And this time they mean…
…than almost anybody. Peace through strength. But you know what? I've watched Iran for a long time. I called them out 20 years ago when…
…strongly, like I do, about wars. And I say, "Do you think Iran is violent, and do you think their people are violent?" "Yes, the…
…these are naïve people that, frankly, are stupid. If you believe that Iran should have a nuclear weapon, there's something wrong with you, because they…
…this happen. On another front, an entirely different front, the situation with Iran is moving along very rapidly. It's doing very well. Our military is…
…at what they did in Venezuela and now what they're doing in Iran, it's been amazing. But when you look at all of this, everybody…
…If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter, with—also with Iran. But if you look at what happened with the helicopters and the…
…the enemy in an overwhelming display of technical skill and military force. Iran's drone and missile capability is being utterly demolished. The navy is gone…
…relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated. As— . And remember, Iran did so many bad things. They were really—if you look at…
…what's going on with respect to our operation in the country of Iran. The United States military, together with the wonderful Israeli partners, continues to…
…levels that people have never seen before, actually. We're destroying more of Iran's missiles and drone capability every single hour, knocking them out like nobody…
…badly affected and hurt, it mostly came from—95 percent—Soleimani and Iran. And we—other Presidents lived with it. I didn't live with it…
…United States military continues to carry out large-scale combat operations in Iran to eliminate the grave threats posed to America by this terrible terrorist…
…nuclear program in Operation Midnight Hammer a short while ago, we warned Iran not to make any attempt to rebuild at a different location, because…
…behind us. They just didn't have the courage to say so. An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be an…
…if it were not for my involvement; Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Congo and Rwanda. And, of…
…why, in a breakthrough operation last June, the United States military obliterated Iran's nuclear weapons program with an attack on Iranian soil known as Operation…
…it had been the policy of the United States never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. Many decades. Since they seized control of…
…a real force, and you see that with what we did in Iran with the B–2 bombers—a lot of you were involved in…
…very much. Appreciate it. And last summer, I ordered devastating strikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities in something that was called Operation Midnight Hammer. That's…
…see a thing. And I got the message: "Sir, they have entered Iranian airspace." And I got to see it all on—at—take place…
…1 trillion we're spending on the military. And in June, we obliterated Iran's nuclear capacity in Operation Midnight Hammer. You saw that. People have been…
…just—and by the way, there's another beautiful armada floating beautifully toward Iran right now. So we'll see. I hope they make a deal. I…
…people." And it was amazing, and it's an honor. And we obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer. That was another operation that…
…we would have, but maybe we wouldn't have been so successful in Iran had he been around. But he destroyed a lot of lives. And…