Ahmedabad Times

Throughout an interplay with the press on the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, the US President threatened Iran once more with large-scale navy strikes tonight, however added that the newest spherical of combating between the 2 nations wouldn’t end in “long-term” navy motion.

.@POTUS: “I’m primary on the kill listing for Iran… however I don’t actually care as a result of I’m doing my job, and I’m doing it, I hope, higher than anyone’s ever executed it.” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/P47VkauTnq

— Speedy Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2026

Right here’s what Trump stated on Iran through the NATO Summit:

• Following new waves of strikes in a single day, Trump warned the US will “in all probability hit Iran laborious once more tonight”. He earlier stated, “We hit them very laborious final evening, very, very laborious.”

President Donald Trump speaks throughout a media convention flanked by, from left, US Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker on the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. (AP Photograph)

• Reiterating the purpose of US operations in Iran, Trump stated the intention was to finish the nation’s nuclear programme and never convey a couple of regime change.
  

  .@POTUS on what modified with Iran: “I believe greater than the rest is I acquired to know them — and I’m unsure I need to make a take care of them. We will play video games, however I’m unsure I need to make a deal. Let’s simply end the job.” pic.twitter.com/ld7uxNV9m8

  — Speedy Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2026

• Trump additionally threatened to reimpose a naval blockade on Iran, together with within the Strait of Hormuz, which was earlier lifted after an preliminary settlement to finish the battle was signed between the 2 nations. “We might put again the blockade. And there’ll solely be a blockade for Iran, anybody else can have no matter, in fact.”

• When requested concerning the ceasefire and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the US and Iran final month, Trump stated: “To me, I believe it’s over.”

• Calling the Iranian management “scum”, the US President stated, “I don’t need to take care of them anymore, they’re scum. You understand what scum is? They’re scum. They’re sick folks.”
• The Republican chief was requested, through the press briefing on the NATO Summit in Ankara, if the talks would resume, to which he responded, “I don’t care, they will speak. However I believe they’re losing their time. They’re a bunch of mendacity guys.”
• When requested if the US has any plans to place boots on the bottom in Iran, Trump stated, “Why would I’m going in now? I’m going in once they’re utterly, both eradicated…or an settlement’s made.”
• Trump defended his dealing with of the Iran struggle and ​reiterated his ⁠earlier remarks that he was ‌a goal of Tehran. “That they had leaders, they’re gone… Now they ⁠have ⁠one other set of leaders. They ⁠might ‌be ​gone. And ‌you ​know ​what, ​I could also be gone ​too, as a result of I’m ⁠their primary goal.”