"He started with an overall assessment saying we're doing very well, reiterating comments about destroying Iran's military. He added: They want to make a deal but they're not ready to make a deal in my opinion. On Kharg Island being hit: Kharg Island is out of commission except for the pipes, which I left. I didn't want to hit the pipes because, you know, it's years of work to put them together."
"I left a lot of infrastructure in Tehran because if you did it, it's years of building—I could knock out the electric plants in one hour but if I do that, that's years of rebuilding and it's trauma. So I'm trying to hold off on that kind of thing."
"Trump told Landers that the conflict is a very small price to pay after decades of terror threats from the Islamic Republic. The oil prices will drop like a rock as soon as it's over, Trump added, but wouldn't give a timeline."
Three weeks into the conflict with Iran, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and gas prices have risen 71 cents per gallon. The Strait of Hormuz faces ongoing threats, with 20 commercial oil tankers targeted, resulting in seven fatalities and four missing crew members. Trump stated the U.S. is performing well militarily and claimed Iran wants to negotiate but isn't ready. He described deliberately restraining strikes on Iranian infrastructure, including Kharg Island's oil pipes and Tehran's electric plants, citing the lengthy reconstruction time required. Trump characterized the conflict as a justified response to decades of Iranian terror threats and predicted oil prices would drop significantly once the war concludes, though he provided no timeline.
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