2026-03-17: “Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID!”
2026-03-16: “Look what happened, in the last two weeks. They weren't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East. Those missiles were set to go after them. So they hit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait. Nobody expected that. We were shocked!”
2026-03-15: “I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their territory. It’s the place from which they get their energy. And they should come and they should help us protect it. … Why aren’t they doing it?”
2026-03-15: “Militarily, we’ve — as far as I’m concerned — we’ve essentially defeated Iran. ... You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all, because we don’t need it. We have a lot of oil. But we do it. It’s almost like we do it for habit.”
2026-03-10: “The situation was very quickly approaching the point of no return, and the United States found it intolerable, in my opinion, based on what Steve and Jared and Pete and others were telling me, Marco also involved, I thought they were going to attack us.”
2026-03-09: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much. [Iran has] no navy, no communications, they've got no air force. Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones.”
That same day, Hesgeth posted on Xitter: “We have Only Just Begun to Fight” and “no quarter, no mercy.”
2025-06-25: “Iran's Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated — and Suggestions Otherwise are Fake News”
Source: The White House, June 25, 2025
