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31 Jul 2026, 16:33

Trump Administration Press Conference at Camp David

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🔻 Trump:
A cyber attack occurred in Minnesota and was attributed to Iran.
I don't think that's the case. I blame Minnesota because they are severely incompetent. A cyber attack was carried out on 30 water facilities, and I hold Minnesota and its corrupt governor responsible.
They like to say, "Oh, it was Iran's doing." Iran must be very lucky. Iran has bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.
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🔻 Trump: There is a war going on. You might call it a war; I might call it a military operation because they no longer have a navy; it has been destroyed. Their air force has been destroyed. They have no planes.

A large portion of their missiles is gone. They still have some, but much less than four or five months ago. Their production capacity is nearly gone, and their drone capacity is also almost destroyed.
They have very few left, but there are still some remaining. In my opinion, if they even have one, that is already too much.

🔻 Look at Vietnam; they were there for 20 years. Look at Afghanistan; they were there for many years. Look at the Korean War or any other war; it took years. We have been in for five months and have destroyed their military capability.
Again, they have some left, but soon that will be gone too.

🔻 Marco Rubio: The first issue is the International Criminal Court; an international and illegitimate organization. They have made themselves illegitimate because they claim they can come after you even if you are not a member of that court.
The real meaning of this is that in the future, American military personnel, political leaders, and others may be indicted by this International Criminal Court.

🔻 Trump: There is no information indicating they are after me. Of course, that could happen.
What I'm saying is that this means he doesn't want to defend me; he wants to defend BB and various other people.
There are many people who should not be treated this way, but right now there is no indication that I am one of them.

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🔻 Pete Hegseth: ... You wonder why the Houthis are not involved in this conflict, even though they are an Iranian proxy? Because they felt the heavy hand of American power for 45 days. And you had the courage to do this.

🔻 Scott Bassett: ... We started in March 2025. By December 2025, the largest bank in Iran collapsed. The central bank had to print money, leading to inflation.
Now their inflation is 180 percent. They are unable to pay their forces, and at your direction, we are searching for their assets worldwide.
This money will go to the people of Iran and Americans who have been harmed by Iranian actions; whether in the USS Cole incident, the barracks in Lebanon, or Iranian attacks on those departing ships.
It has been an honor to participate in this work, and I look forward to continuing it.

🔽 About the continuation of the war:

🔺 Reporter: Mr. President, in the past 10 days, we have seen attacks between Iran and the United States. How do you revive the ceasefire and resume diplomacy?
🔻 Trump: I think we just want to win. Our performance is very good. We are trying to be as gentle as possible under such circumstances, but they are being destroyed.
They no longer have a navy, air force, or air defense. This doesn't mean they have no power; they have some, but it is very little.
We just want to win. We don't want them to have that capability. It's very simple.
They cannot have nuclear weapons. Iran will not have nuclear weapons and cannot have them. If they had such weapons, the Middle East would have been destroyed by now.
If I hadn't stopped and canceled the JCPOA, the same Obama agreement, they would have nuclear weapons now.
I think Israel would no longer exist; in large parts of the Middle East and perhaps other countries on different continents as well, because to be honest, these people are crazy.
So they cannot have nuclear weapons and will not have them.

🔺 Reporter: [Incomplete and unclear question about what to expect in the next four or eight weeks.]
🔻 Trump: You know, we will attack them; we will hit them very hard. Eventually, they will say, "We can’t take it anymore."

🔺 Reporter: Mr. President, let's return to Iran. A report has emerged that the military has proposed a major and hard attack within 10 or 14 days—
🔻 Trump: We have already carried out a major attack. What do you mean by "major"?
They had 159 ships; that was their entire navy. Every one of the 159 ships, their entire navy, is at the bottom of the sea. I call that a major attack.
They had very good air defense weapons, but it didn't work, and all of that is gone. All their radars are gone, their leaders are gone; everything is gone.

🔻 Trump: For example, you read that five missiles were fired. Their speed was 8,600 miles per hour.
Imagine that; if you drive at 60 miles per hour, it seems a bit fast. These missiles were traveling at 8,600 miles per hour and were large missiles. They were fired towards Jordan, and our forces were there: bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

[Laughter from the audience]
This could have been a great audio clip! Five missiles were fired, and we shot down all five before they got close. No other country has such capability.

🔺 Reporter: Mr. President, you said they still have some capability left. Should Americans be prepared for these retaliatory attacks to continue until Iran no longer has the capability to launch immediate attacks?
🔻 Trump: They will weaken. They may become a bit stronger now, but they will weaken.

🔺 Reporter: And then gradually run out of steam?
🔻 Trump: Yes, I think so. It would be foolish to say no. You always have to be careful.

🔺 Reporter: What is the status of negotiations? Who from the government is involved in the negotiations?
🔻 Trump: They always want to negotiate, but they often go back on their word. Steve is negotiating. Jared is also involved; we have very good people. JD is heavily involved. We have incredible people negotiating. Marco is also involved.

We have very good people; the best. But they will reach an agreement.
For example, we talk about the nuclear issue, and we sit there for seven hours discussing the nuclear program. I say, why seven hours? Ten minutes is enough; you have five minutes, you need to solve it.
But they talk for seven hours, then come out, and I say they discussed the nuclear issue. They go out and say, "We never talked about the nuclear issue."
I say, why? Why do they say such a thing? All they do is make me angry.

🔺 Reporter: Given what you said, do you believe an agreement can be reached with Iran?
🔻 Trump: Yes, it can. Look, I am losing my trust in them because they lie and distort the truth.
A few days ago, five missiles were fired. We shot them down, but we were in the middle of negotiations. I was waiting for Steve's call to see how the negotiations were going; instead, Pete called and said, "They just fired five missiles at one of our bases in Jordan."

Fortunately, our forces activated the equipment. Working with this equipment is very complex. You ask these people where they studied, and they say MIT or Caltech; universities that are not usually associated with military personnel.
Incredible smart people operate this equipment. When such people are not around, the shots go wrong, the safety system fails, or there is not enough accuracy. We have incredible people.
Imagine; a few months ago, in a short span, 111 missiles were fired at the USS Abraham Lincoln; a large and beautiful ship, and one of the most beautifully designed vessels.

Every one of the 111 missiles was shot down long before reaching the ship. In some cases, they were shot down almost the moment they were launched. It's incredible technology.

A ship worth billions of dollars, and missiles are heading towards it; all 111 missiles were shot down. I spoke with the people who did this. I would like to reward those people; I am the president, and I call them. They were completely calm.

🔻 Reporter: Mr. President, in the past two weeks, CENTCOM has conducted attacks. CENTCOM has stated that the goal of these attacks was to reduce Iran's ability to disrupt traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. How many more attacks are needed for this capability to be significantly reduced?

🔺 Trump: You can never know. Most people would have surrendered by now. They no longer have a navy or air force. Most people would have surrendered, but they haven't. I give them credit for that. They are tough.

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