Donald Trump: Military Option Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran Is Not Off the Table

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, spoke at the White House on Tuesday, January 30, marking the first anniversary of his new administration, and answered reporters' questions. In his speech, Mr. Trump referred to issues concerning Iran. He stated, "Regarding Iran, they were supposed to execute 837 people. I made this clear—and we informed them—that if they did such a thing, it would be a very bad day for them (the Islamic Republic). And they decided not to do it." The U.S. President added that the Iranian officials "did not execute anyone." However, he emphasized, "I cannot say what will happen in the future, but apparently, they have taken this off the agenda. They were supposed to do this last week. They were supposed to do it on Thursday, Wednesday—I think they were supposed to execute 837 people—and no one was executed. So we have to wait and see what will happen regarding Iran." He added, "Is the military option off the table? No!" The U.S. President also mentioned, "The attack on Iran's nuclear capability completely destroyed it. In the first term, we eliminated Qassem Soleimani, the father of roadside bombs who was rebuilding ISIS." Donald Trump stated, "We completely destroyed Iran's uranium enrichment capability, and the 'Midnight Hammer' operation was one of the most successful operations anyone has ever seen. CNN, fake news, said: well, maybe it wasn't that successful; which really made me angry because these pilots put their lives on the line, at two in the morning, and every single bomb went down the air vents and destroyed everything. Then CNN came and said: well, maybe it wasn't like that; the same fraudulent writer who, you know, wrote fake stories, wrote a lot of fake stories about other issues. You know, the pilots came back and said we hit everything." The U.S. President called the pilots' actions "incredible" and said, "After that, we launched about 30 Tomahawk missiles from a submarine. That facility was completely destroyed. CNN said: well, maybe it wasn't that bad. But it was; it turned out to be worse than what was said. You know who can tell you this? The Iranians themselves. If they want to do something now, they have to build a completely new place from scratch. But it was an incredible attack. This was similar to what we did with Venezuela." Trump and the United Nations in the first year of his second presidential term. Conservative expert: President Trump will visit a free Iran before the end of his presidency. Trump predicted a trip to "Free Iran" and his welcome in the capital "like a hero." Trump's trip to Davos coincided with the cancellation of the invitation to the Islamic Republic due to killing people in Iran. The threat from the head of the judiciary of the Islamic Republic: our main work has just begun. An American senator criticized the invitation of Zarif to Davos; Europe has lost its moral compass. President Trump: It is time to look for new leadership in Iran. Senator Ted Cruz: Trump's remarks about Iran's need for new leadership were a significant event in the last two days.