President Donald Trump issued a chilling warning to Iran during a high-stakes Cabinet meeting today, rejecting Tehran’s latest diplomatic overtures while boldly asserting that the Islamic Republic’s military has already been utterly dismantled.
Speaking to reporters and officials at a cabinet meeting, Trump made it clear that while Iran is desperate to come to the table, the United States is holding all the cards and will not accept a subpar deal.
‘Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal,’ Trump told the room. ‘So far, they haven’t gotten there. We’re not satisfied with it, but then we will be. We will be either that, or we’ll have to just finish the job.’
In a characteristically sweeping assessment of the geopolitical landscape, the President claimed that Iran’s armed forces have been completely neutralized by American military might.
‘But the Navy is gone, as I’ve said 1000 times,’ Trump stated. ‘The Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, everything’s gone, and they’re negotiating on fumes. But we’ll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don’t right now.’
Trump noted that his top envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are actively working on the situation, but insisted Tehran simply has no leverage left.
The tense atmosphere in the room briefly shifted to awkward amusement when the President turned his attention to his newly appointed Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth.
Pointing to Hegseth, Trump quipped: ‘Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Central casting. He loves war.’
