Trump says U.S. and Israeli forces are "demolishing" Iran's missile and drone capability, urges Iranian forces to lay down arms
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Summary
In opening remarks at a White House event honoring Inter Miami, President Donald J. Trump described ongoing U.S. operations with Israeli partners against Iran's missile and drone capabilities, urged Iranian forces to surrender and said his administration announced steps to stabilize oil markets.
President Donald J. Trump used his remarks at a White House ceremony for Inter Miami to describe and take credit for recent U.S. military operations with Israeli partners and to outline administration steps intended to limit disruption to oil markets.
"The United States military, together with the wonderful Israeli partners, continues to totally demolish the enemy far ahead of schedule and at levels that people have never seen before," Trump said, asserting that U.S. forces were "destroying more of Iran's missiles and drone capability every single hour, knocking them out like nobody thought was possible." He also said that when Iran "set off a missile within 4 minutes, the launcher gets hit."
Trump urged Iranian military and security personnel to surrender, telling them they would be "perfectly safe with total immunity or you'll face absolutely guaranteed death," and suggested Iranian diplomats should request asylum abroad. He framed the military actions as intended to increase regional stability and reduce pressure on oil and financial markets.
On energy policy, Trump said, "Yesterday, my administration announced decisive action to help keep down the oil prices, including offering political risk insurance for tankers transiting into The Gulf," and said further action to reduce pressure on oil was "imminent." He tied these measures to broader economic claims about market performance.
The president made various quantifiable claims during the remarks — for example, that "24 ships in 3 days" were removed from an opposing navy and that missile and air defenses had been effectively eliminated — without presenting evidence in the address. These assertions were not independently verified during the event.
Trump also criticized a recent Supreme Court action related to tariffs, saying, "They did the wrong thing," and added that his administration had other means of pursuing its trade goals.
There was no public question-and-answer session attached to these remarks in the transcript. The statements remained assertions made from the podium and were not followed by on-stage independent verification or rebuttal during the event.
