"Trump said the US strikes had totally demolished most of Kharg Island, telling NBC News that we may hit it a few more times just for fun. During that same interview with NBC, Trump questioned, without attribution, whether Iran's new supreme leader is even alive."
"We're going to be sweeping the strait very strongly, and we believe we'll be joined by other countries who are somewhat impeded, and in some cases impeded from getting the oil. Trump added that the US will coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well."
"The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way, but the Countries of the World that receive Oil through the Hormuz Strait must take care of that passage, and we will help A LOT."
Trump announced that US strikes have substantially damaged Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and indicated potential for further strikes. He questioned Iran's new supreme leader's status and expressed uncertainty about Iranian mine placement in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump called for international cooperation to secure the strait, stating the US will coordinate with other nations dependent on oil passage through the region. He claimed the US has militarily and economically defeated Iran and emphasized that securing the Hormuz Strait should be a collective international effort rather than solely a US responsibility. This represents a shift from his earlier characterization of military operations as primarily unilateral action.
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