At about 11 a.m. Eastern time on the 8th (about 0 a.m. Beijing time on the 9th), US President trump delivered a national speech at the White House in response to Iran's attack on US military bases in Iraq. The short speech, which lasted only 10 minutes, conveyed many messages.
Trump said at the beginning: "as long as I am still the president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons." He also announced the immediate implementation of additional punitive economic sanctions against Iran. But Trump's core message is that the United States will not use troops. He wants to tell Iranians and Iranian leaders, 'we are ready to embrace peace'.
Trump: no casualties in the US attack on Iran
Trump said in his speech that there were no casualties in the US attack on Iran. " No Americans were hurt in the Iranian attack last night. "
He said: 'we have no casualties. All our soldiers are safe, and our military base is only slightly damaged. "
Trump: the US military is ready for everything, but Iran seems to be stopping
In his speech, trump described suleimani as "the number one terrorist in the world", "he trained many terrorists, including Hezbollah, and launched terrorist attacks against civilians. He encouraged many bloody civil wars in the whole region, and he maliciously injured and killed thousands of us non commissioned soldiers".
Trump also said that the U.S. military has "prepared" for all situations, but for now, "Iran seems to have signs of stopping." This is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world. "
Trump: we must work together to reach a new agreement with Iran
Trump criticized the Iran nuclear agreement as "very flawed". Trump also called on other allies to "break away" from the Iran nuclear agreement. He said: "we must work together to reach a new agreement with Iran to make the world a safer and more peaceful place."
Trump: we don't need Middle East oil
Trump also said that the United States does not need Middle East oil because "the United States has achieved energy independence" after he took office.
He said, 'we are now the world's largest oil and gas producer. We are independent. We don't need Middle East oil. "
Trump announced that the United States will impose new sanctions on Iran
After Iran attacked two US military bases in Iraq, trump announced that the US government would impose new sanctions on Iran.
Trump said: "the United States will immediately impose additional punitive economic sanctions on the Iranian regime."
He said: 'these strong sanctions will remain in place until Iran makes changes. In recent months alone, Iran has seized ships in international waters, launched unprovoked attacks on Saudi Arabia, and shot down two American drones. "
Trump: our army has strong missiles, but that doesn't mean we want to use them!
"Our missile is big, strong, accurate, deadly and fast," trump said. "The fact is that we have this great army and powerful equipment, but it doesn't mean we have to use it. We do not want to use the army. American forces, including political and military forces, have constituted the best deterrent '.
The final message of Trump's speech to Iran is that we are ready to embrace peace!
Us cable news network (CNN) said that Trump's speech lasted only 10 minutes and did not accept any media questions after his speech, but he delivered an important message to Iran at the end of his speech.
"Finally, I want to tell the Iranian people and leaders that we hope you have a bright and great future, and you deserve it," trump said. "You have a future of domestic harmony and the same harmony as the rest of the world.".