Special Report: Trump holds news conference amid Iran war

IT IS A COMPLICATED PICTURE. >> HALA, I NEED TO INTERRUPT

>> HALA, I NEED TO INTERRUPT YOU. WE'RE G GOING TO AN NBC NES

YOU. WE'RE GOING TO AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT RIGHT NOW.

SPECIAL REPORT RIGHT NOW. >> THIS IS AN NBC NEWSWS SPECIAL

>> THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT. HERE'S TOM LLAMAS.

REPORT. HERE'S TOM LLAMAS. >> AND GOOD DAY. WE ARE COMING

>> AND GOOD DAY. WE ARE COMING ON THE AIR AS PRESIDENT TRUMP

ON THE AIR AS PRESIDENT TRUMP IS HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE IN

IS HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE IN DORAL, FLORIDA. WE EXPECT T HIM

DORAL, FLORIDA. WE EXPECT HIM TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON IRAN.

TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON IRAN. HE HAS BEGUN SPEAKING. LETET'S

HE HAS BEGUN SPEAKING. LET'S LISTEN IN.

LISTEN IN. >> OVER THE PAPAST NINE DAYS,

>> OVER THE PAST NINE DAYS, WE'VE CARRIEIED OUT SOME OF THE

WE'VE CARRIED OUT SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND COMPLEX

MOST POWERFUL AND COMPLEX MILITARY STRIKES AND MANEUVERS

MILITARY STRIKES AND MANEUVERS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. NOW

THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. NOW YOU ADD THAT UP TO ALL OF THE

YOU ADD THAT UP TO ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS. MIDNIGHT HAMMER

OTHER THINGS. MIDNIGHT HAMMER GETTING RID OF THE NUCLEAR

GETTING RID OF THE NUCLEAR THREAT FROM IRAN, WHICH WAS A

THREAT FROM IRAN, WHICH WAS A BIG MOMENT IN HISTORY, IN MY

BIG MOMENT IN HISTORY, IN MY OPINION, AND THE GREAT SUCCESS

OPINION, AND THE GREAT SUCCESS WE'VE HAD IN VENEZUELA AND ALL

WE'VE HAD IN VENEZUELA AND ALL OTHER PLACES, EVERY PLACE WE'VE

OTHER PLACES, EVERY PLACE WE'VE GONE, WE'VE HAD TREMENDOUS

GONE, WE'VE HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. BUT WHILE WE'RE DOING

SUCCESS. BUT WHILE WE'RE DOING ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE'RE

ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE'RE ACHIEVING MAJOR STRIDES TOWARD

ACHIEVING MAJOR STRIDES TOWARD COMPLETING OUR MILITARY

COMPLETING OUR MILITARY OBJECTIVE. AND SOME PEOPLE

OBJECTIVE. AND SOME PEOPLE COULD SAY THEY'RE PRETTY WELL

COULD SAY THEY'RE PRETTY WELL COMPLETE. WE'VE WIPED EVERY

COMPLETE. WE'VE WIPED EVERY SINGLE FORCE IN IRAN OUT VERY

SINGLE FORCE IN IRAN OUT VERY COMPLETELY. MOST OF IRAN'S

COMPLETELY. MOST OF IRAN'S NAVAL POWER POWER HAS BEEN SUNK.

NAVAL POWER POWER HAS BEEN SUNK. IT'S ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

IT'S ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. IT'S ALMOST 50 SHIPS. I JUST

IT'S ALMOST 50 SHIPS. I JUST NOTIFIED ITS 51 SHIPS. I DIDN'T

NOTIFIED ITS 51 SHIPS. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD THAT MANY. DIDN'T

KNOW THEY HAD THAT MANY. DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG. AND THESE ARE

LAST VERY LONG. AND THESE ARE FIGHTING VESSELS. THEY'RE.

FIGHTING VESSELS. THEY'RE. THEY'RE MEANT TO FIGHT, BUT

THEY'RE MEANT TO FIGHT, BUT THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO FIGHT

THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO FIGHT AGAINST US. WE CONTINUE TO

AGAINST US. WE CONTINUE TO TARGET IRAN'S DRONE AND MISSILE

TARGET IRAN'S DRONE AND MISSILE CAPABILITIES. THEIR DRONES ARE

CAPABILITIES. THEIR DRONES ARE WAY DOWN. THTHEIR DRONE

WAY DOWN. THEIR DRONE MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN HIT.

MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN HIT. STARTING TODAY, WE K KNOW ALL OF

STARTING TODAY, WE KNOW ALL OF THE PLACES THEY MANUFACTURE THE

THE PLACES THEY MANUFACTURE THE DRONES, AND THEY'RE BEING HIT

DRONES, AND THEY'RE BEING HIT ONE AFTER ANOTHER. T THEIR

ONE AFTER ANOTHER. THEIR MISSILE CAPABILITY IS DOWN TO

MISSILE CAPABILITY IS DOWN TO ABOUT 10%, MAYBE LESS. WE'RE

ABOUT 10%, MAYBE LESS. WE'RE ALSO HITTING WHERE THEY MAKE

ALSO HITTING WHERE THEY MAKE MISSILES AND WHERE THEY DELIVER

MISSILES AND WHERE THEY DELIVER MISSILES. WE'VE STRUCK OVER

MISSILES. WE'VE STRUCK OVER 5000 TARGETS TO DATE, SOME OF

5000 TARGETS TO DATE, SOME OF THEM VERY MAJOR TARGETS, AND

THEM VERY MAJOR TARGETS, AND WE'VE LEFT SOME OF THE MOST

WE'VE LEFT SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TARGETS FOR LATER IN

IMPORTANT TARGETS FOR LATER IN CASE WE NEED TO DO IT.T. IF WE

CASE WE NEED TO DO IT. IF WE HIT THEM, IT'S GOING TO TAKE

HIT THEM, IT'S GOING TO TAKE MANY YEARS FOR THEM TO B BE

MANY YEARS FOR THEM TO BE REBUILT. HAVING TO DO WITH

REBUILT. HAVING TO DO WITH ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND MANY

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND MANY OTHER THINGS. SO WE'RE NOT

OTHER THINGS. SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO DO THAT IF WE DON'T

LOOKING TO DO THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE TO. BUT THEY'RE THE KIND

HAVE TO. BUT THEY'RE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT ARE VERY EASY TO

OF THINGS THAT ARE VERY EASY TO HIT, BUT VERY DEVASTATING. IF

HIT, BUT VERY DEVASTATING. IF THEY ARE HIT, WE ARE WAITING T O

THEY ARE HIT, WE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE WE HIT

SEE WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE WE HIT THEM. WE COULD TAKE THEM ALL

THEM. WE COULD TAKE THEM ALL OUT IN ONE DAY, BUT IT'S ALL

OUT IN ONE DAY, BUT IT'S ALL RESULTING IN A 90% DECLINE IN

RESULTING IN A 90% DECLINE IN VARIOUS THINGS. BUT IN

VARIOUS THINGS. BUT IN PARTICULAR, IRANIAN MISSILE

PARTICULAR, IRANIAN MISSILE LAUNCHERS AND 83% DROP IN DRONE

LAUNCHERS AND 83% DROP IN DRONE LAUNCHERS. AS YOU KNOW, THE

LAUNCHERS. AS YOU KNOW, THE DRONE LAUNCHERS ARE ARE PRETTY

DRONE LAUNCHERS ARE ARE PRETTY WELL SHOT, BUT WE'RE AT OVER

WELL SHOT, BUT WE'RE AT OVER 90% DECLINE IN THE IRANIAN

90% DECLINE IN THE IRANIAN MISSILE LAUNCHERS, WHICH IS

MISSILE LAUNCHERS, WHICH IS VERY HARD TO REPRODUCE AND VERY

VERY HARD TO REPRODUCE AND VERY HARD TO GET. AND USUALLY WHAT

HARD TO GET. AND USUALLY WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THROUGH

WE WERE ABLE TO DO THROUGH GREAT EQUIPMENT AND A LOT OF

GREAT EQUIPMENT AND A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE, AS SOON AS THEY

SMART PEOPLE, AS SOON AS THEY SENT A MISSILE UP FROM A

SENT A MISSILE UP FROM A LAUNCHER, WE WERE ABLE TO KNOCK

LAUNCHER, WE WERE ABLE TO KNOCK OUT THAT LAUNCHER WITHIN A

OUT THAT LAUNCHER WITHIN A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES OR LESS

PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES OR LESS ACCURATELY, RIGHT ON THE NOGGIN.

ACCURATELY, RIGHT ON THE NOGGIN. SO NOW WE HAVE LOW COST

SO NOW WE HAVE LOW COST INTERCEPTORS EFFECTIVELY

INTERCEPTORS EFFECTIVELY COMBATING IRANIAN DRONES, AND

COMBATING IRANIAN DRONES, AND OUR B-2 BOMBERS RECENTLY

OUR B-2 BOMBERS RECENTLY DROPPED DOZENS OF 2,000 POUND

DROPPED DOZENS OF 2,000 POUND BOMBS TO DESTROY MISSILE

BOMBS TO DESTROY MISSILE LAUNCHERS ALL OVER IRAN AND

LAUNCHERS ALL OVER IRAN AND BURIED DEEP UNDER IRANIAN SOIL.

BURIED DEEP UNDER IRANIAN SOIL. IN MANY CASES, THE SOIL WAS NO

IN MANY CASES, THE SOIL WAS NO MATCH. AND WE'RE ALSO

MATCH. AND WE'RE ALSO ANNIHILATING THE MANUFACTURING

ANNIHILATING THE MANUFACTURING BASE THAT THE REGIME USES TO

BASE THAT THE REGIME USES TO BUILD DRONES AND MISSILES AT A

BUILD DRONES AND MISSILES AT A RATE THAT NOBODY THOUGHT WAS

RATE THAT NOBODY THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO

POSSIBLE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOUNT. WE KNOW WHERE THEY Y ALL

MOUNT. WE KNOW WHERE THEY ALL ARE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOUNT

ARE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOUNT VERY QUICKLY. WE'RE AHEAD OF

VERY QUICKLY. WE'RE AHEAD OF OUR INITIAL TIMELINE BY A LOT.

OUR INITIAL TIMELINE BY A LOT. I WOULD SAY THAT WE PROBABLY

I WOULD SAY THAT WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT AFTER A

WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT AFTER A MONTH WE'D BE HERE. IN ADDITION

MONTH WE'D BE HERE. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT WE'VE TAKEN

TO THE FACT THAT WE'VE TAKEN OUT THE LEADERSHIP. TWICE AND

OUT THE LEADERSHIP. TWICE AND MAYBE THREE TIMES. AND WE AS

MAYBE THREE TIMES. AND WE AS YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE

YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED. WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER

INVOLVED. WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER PRESIDENT THAT MAYBE WOULDN'T

PRESIDENT THAT MAYBE WOULDN'T BE WILLING TO DO WHAT I'M

BE WILLING TO DO WHAT I'M WILLING TO DO FOR THE GOGOOD OF

WILLING TO DO FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR

THE WORLD, FOR THE GOOD OF OUR NATION TO BE STUCK WITH THE

NATION TO BE STUCK WITH THE SITUATION IN FIVE YEARS OR TEN

SITUATION IN FIVE YEARS OR TEN YEARS FROM NOW. SO WE THINK

YEARS FROM NOW. SO WE THINK THEY SHOULD PUT A PRESIDENENT IN

THEY SHOULD PUT A PRESIDENT IN OR THE HEAD OF THE COUNTRY IN

OR THE HEAD OF THE COUNTRY IN THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO

THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING PEACEFULLY FOR A

SOMETHING PEACEFULLY FOR A CHANGE. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS

CHANGE. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 47 YEARS, KILLING PEOPOPLE

FOR 47 YEARS, KILLING PEOPLE FOR 47 YEARS, WHETHER IT'S THE

FOR 47 YEARS, WHETHER IT'S THE BARRACKS OR EVEN THE SS COLE

BARRACKS OR EVEN THE SS COLE WHERE THEY WERE INVOLVED VERY

WHERE THEY WERE INVOLVED VERY STRONGLY, THEY ALWAYS DENIED IT,

STRONGLY, THEY ALWAYS DENIED IT, BUT THEY WERE VERY STRONGLY

BUT THEY WERE VERY STRONGLY INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE PEOPLE

INVOLVED IN ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT DIED THROUGH THE ROADSIDE

THAT DIED THROUGH THE ROADSIDE BOMBS DIED IN ARE RIGHT NOW

BOMBS DIED IN ARE RIGHT NOW WALKING AROUND WITH NO LEGS, NO

WALKING AROUND WITH NO LEGS, NO ARMS, A FACE THAT'S BEEN SO

ARMS, A FACE THAT'S BEEN SO BADLY DAMAGED. THE IRANIAN

BADLY DAMAGED. THE IRANIAN REGIME HAS BEEN ATTACKING

REGIME HAS BEEN ATTACKING AMERICANS AND SPREADING TERROR

AMERICANS AND SPREADING TERROR FOR 47 YEARS. AND DEDESPITE THEE

FOR 47 YEARS. AND DESPITE THESE COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES TO

COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES TO RENOUNCE THEIR NUCLEAR

RENOUNCE THEIR NUCLEAR AMBITIONS, WHICH THEY HAD JUST

AMBITIONS, WHICH THEY HAD JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO, THEY TOLD

A SHORT WHILE AGO, THEY TOLD MR. WITKOFF, WHO IS STANDING

MR. WITKOFF, WHO IS STANDING RIGHT OVER HERE, THEY SAID,

RIGHT OVER HERE, THEY SAID, THEY ACTUALLY SAID, WE WANT TO

THEY ACTUALLY SAID, WE WANT TO KEEP BUILDING. ESSENTIALLY, IN

KEEP BUILDING. ESSENTIALLY, IN A NUTSHELL, WE WANT TO CONTINUE

A NUTSHELL, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IF WE

TO BUILD NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IF WE DIDN'T KNOCK OUT MIDNIGHT

DIDN'T KNOCK OUT MIDNIGHT HAMMER, IF WE DIDN'T KNOCK OUT

HAMMER, IF WE DIDN'T KNOCK OUT THEIR IRANIAN POTENTIAL,L, IF WE

THEIR IRANIAN POTENTIAL, IF WE DIDN'T DO THAT WITH MIDNIGHT

DIDN'T DO THAT WITH MIDNIGHT HAMMER, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A

HAMMER, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THEY WOUOULD HAE

NUCLEAR WEAPON. THEY WOULD HAVE USED IT T LONG BEFORE NOW, AND T

USED IT LONG BEFORE NOW, AND AT A MINIMUM, ISRAEL WOULD HAVE

A MINIMUM, ISRAEL WOULD HAVE BEEN ANNIHILATED. IT WAS VERY

BEEN ANNIHILATED. IT WAS VERY LUCKY THAT WE HAD THE COURAGE

LUCKY THAT WE HAD THE COURAGE TO DO THAT, THAT WE HAD THE

TO DO THAT, THAT WE HAD THE TALENTED PILOTS AND THE GREAT

TALENTED PILOTS AND THE GREAT EQUIPMENT. THE B-2 BOMBERS ARE

EQUIPMENT. THE B-2 BOMBERS ARE UNBELIEVABLE. WE ORDERED 25

UNBELIEVABLE. WE ORDERED 25 MORE. BY THE WAY. THE NEWER,

MORE. BY THE WAY. THE NEWER, BETTER VERSION. IT'S WE HAVE

BETTER VERSION. IT'S WE HAVE THE GREATEST MILITARY IN THE

THE GREATEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE THE GREATEST

WORLD. WE HAVE THE GREATEST EQUIPMENT IN THE WORLD BY FAR.