00:00On Iran, I know it's tough to engage in hypotheticals, but I feel like this is one that you could
00:06engage in if the president does seek-
00:08Probably not.
00:09We'll see.
00:10If the president does seek or the United States seeks a ground war, does he intend to get
00:14congressional authorization of that march?
00:17Look, the president has been asked about boots on the ground or alleged ground operations
00:21various times.
00:22He's obviously declined to rule them out.
00:25It's the Pentagon's job to provide maximum optionality to the president.
00:29It does not mean he's made a decision, nor would he ever notify the media of such decision
00:34as not to tip off our enemy.
00:36With respect to abiding by Congress and the rule of law, that's something the administration
00:41will, of course, always do, and it's something that we have great respect for Congress.
00:46The president does with military operations.
00:50In fact, prior to the launch of Operation Epic Fury, as you know, the administration gave
00:55a courtesy notice to Congress and the Gang of Eight.
00:58And top-level administration officials and cabinet secretaries have gone to Congress multiple
01:02times over the past 30 days to provide those courtesy briefings to Congress when requested.
01:08With respect to the ongoing major combat operations in Iran, Operation Epic Fury is moving ahead successfully
01:14and according to plan.
01:16With each passing day, the United States military is increasing its advantage over the terrorist
01:21Iranian regime.
01:23More than 11,000 enemy targets have been struck to date, each strike further crippling the regime's
01:29offensive and defensive capabilities and creating more leverage for the United States and our
01:35allies.
01:36Compared to the start of the operation, Iran's ballistic missile and drone attacks are down by
01:41roughly 90 percent.
01:43The United States is also decimating the Iranian regime's navy.
01:47We have destroyed more than 150 of their naval vessels so far, including 92 percent of their
01:54largest vessels.
01:55The Iranian navy has no vessels operating in major regional waterways and no ability to
02:01project naval power, which is why they've been assessed as combat ineffective.
02:06Our military continues to obliterate Iran's defense industrial base, with nearly 70 percent of their
02:14missile, drone and naval production facilities and shipyards damaged or destroyed thus far, significantly
02:20reducing their ability to pose future threats in the region.
02:24U.S. and Israeli joint forces control the skies and have asserted air dominance over Iran, completing more than 11
02:32,000
02:33successful combat flights thus far.
02:36The trend remains clear.
02:37The United States is conducting more intense, targeted strikes with devastating combat power with each passing day to destroy the
02:45threat posed by the Iranian terrorist regime, as President Trump sought out to do a month ago.
02:51It's no surprise that we are seeing the remaining elements of the regime become increasingly eager to end the destruction
02:58and
02:58come to the negotiating table while they still can.
03:01Despite all of the public posturing you hear from the regime and false reporting, talks are continuing and going well.
03:08What is said publicly is, of course, much different than what's being communicated to us privately.
03:14As a result, President Trump issued a 10 day pause to postpone planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy
03:21infrastructure.
03:22This remains a truly once in a generation opportunity for the regime to make a good deal with the United
03:28States,
03:29permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions and stop acting as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
03:35If the Iranians reject this golden opportunity, the greatest military in the history of the world continues to
03:42stand by to provide President Trump with every option available to ensure this regime continues to pay a grave price.
03:50One way or another, Iran will no longer have the credible ability to threaten the United States or our allies,
03:57which is, of course, the overall objective admission the President set out when he launched Operation Epic Fury.
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