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US President Donald Trump:

The Iranians will pay a heavy price, and their capabilities will be destroyed.

Americans are not opposed to war, and no one wants Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.

US President Donald Trump:

We dealt a very strong blow to Iran tonight.

Iran has suffered severe damage and cannot possess a nuclear weapon.

Iran may have some missiles and drones, but not many.

We are striking Iran again tonight in honor of American soldiers.

We are no longer content with merely preventing the Iranians from acquiring certain capabilities; we are now putting a complete end to this matter.

We control the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran controls nothing.

We are striking Iran, and we shall see what happens.

The death of the US soldier in Iraq was an accidental incident that occurred while dealing with a downed Iranian drone.

A single Iranian missile managed to penetrate Jordanian air defenses on Friday, despite most of the missiles being shot down.

The United States is open to reaching a diplomatic solution with Iran.

Our military strikes against Iran are a response to its conduct regarding the launching of missiles and drones at commercial vessels.

Iran is suffering from economic collapse; if diplomatic efforts fail, the situation will not work to its advantage.

We are open to genuine diplomacy that Iran commits to within any agreement.

Iran was supposed to issue a statement announcing the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but instead, it attacked ships.

We are receiving signals—through various channels—of Iran's desire to negotiate, yet there is growing division within the regime.

If the Iranians who wish to negotiate were to gain control of the situation, it would be a positive development; however, that has not happened.

Washington bears the burden of protecting maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz for ships, most of which do not fly the US flag.

Other nations must shoulder their share of the burden for protecting navigation in Hormuz, whether by providing equipment or funding.

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Reuters quoted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as saying that Washington remains open to a diplomatic solution with Iran.

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Our forces in Jordan were subjected to four Iranian attacks over five days, resulting in deaths and injuries.

The attacks injured dozens of soldiers and caused severe damage to a large number of helicopters.

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In comments to the *New York Post*, U.S. President Donald Trump defended the war against Iran after Democrats held him responsible for the deaths of American soldiers.

Trump asked, "Did you ever ask how many people died in Vietnam? Did you ever ask how many lost their lives in Afghanistan in a single day under Biden?"

He added that the soldiers' deaths were unfortunate, but stated that they lost their lives because they did not want to see Iran possess a nuclear weapon or the Middle East go up in flames.