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22 Sept 2026, 20:31

During a meeting with leaders and representatives from the Gulf Arab countries, Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon, Trump stated:

"I just want to announce that Steve and Jared had a very constructive meeting with Iranian intermediaries today; mainly intermediaries. Let's see what happens. They have been mediating for a while, but I think there is a lot of momentum to reach an agreement. This is what we are hearing from everyone.

And you heard my speech. I don’t need to go over it again, but we hit them hard. We’re not trying to brag, but their economy is really in very bad shape, and I hope they do something that is truly in the interest of their people. And I think they will really do that. I truly believe that. The other option is unacceptable to anyone.

Jared Kushner... [unintelligible section] but Steve and Jared are two very smart people, and they are getting the job done, and I think they will finish this. Both sides have a lot of respect for them. The Iranians have a lot of respect for both of them, and I think that’s important. But I think we will get it done.

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You know, there will come a time when it will be too late, and we may not have the opportunity to let them remain as a country. I would like to see their survival. I can say that the people around this table also want to see that. Some might be surprised to hear this, but they want that.

As you know, the U.S. Navy has cleared Iranian mines from the shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, and we are now facilitating the resumption of oil flow. We recently announced that we have escorted over a billion barrels of oil from the Gulf. Now, this is not a huge number for Tamim, but it is for most people. A billion barrels; that’s a lot of oil, right? It is what it is from every angle.

But we recently announced that we have escorted over a billion barrels of oil again just in this recent period, and we are moving 25 to 30 ships out every night; sometimes during the day too, but a lot of it is done at night.

The blockade is the strongest thing anyone has ever seen. We call it the 'Steel Wall,' and our Navy is amazing. Our military is amazing. It’s really amazing. And now more oil is passing through the Strait than ever before, by a wide margin, since the beginning of the conflict.

And again, a large part of what we have done, maybe 99 percent of it, has been to ensure that Iran does not have nuclear weapons. Those sites have been blown up. We may have to blow up another site; Mount Picax. We don’t see much activity there right now, but if we do, we will blow it up immediately.

While all of this is very good news, Iran's terrorist attacks on commercial shipping and neighboring countries have shown that we need to move the Middle East's energy infrastructure away from choke points controlled by Iran. That’s why my administration strongly supports the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor, as well as other routes for oil transportation, whether through pipelines or any other means.

And by working together, we are on the verge of overcoming the challenges that have plagued this region for decades. This situation has persisted for decades.

So they have called Iran the 'bully of the Middle East' for 51 years. I used to say 47 years, but I’ve been saying this for four years, so the actual number is 51 years. And they really are no longer a bully. They can cause problems, but they are no longer a bully. But they were the bully of the Middle East, and everyone was very worried and somewhat scared. Maybe they had a right to be, but they are no longer afraid.

So we think the situation with Iran may end right after the midterm elections, maybe even before that. I don’t know. You can never be sure.

But they don’t understand. What they really don’t understand is that I won the election by a huge margin. I won all seven swing states. I won the popular vote by millions of votes. I won 86 percent in the counties, something that has never happened before. That was the highest percentage at that time; and in the Electoral College, I won by a large margin, a very big margin.

And I am not a candidate. Other people are candidates. Other Republicans are candidates. They are great people, and I am helping them get elected. But I am not a candidate myself.

And I don’t think about the election when I think about ending the Iranian nuclear threat. I only think about ending the Iranian nuclear threat, and that’s it. That’s all I think about. And it has nothing to do with the election.

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