"The attack on Isfahan had destroyed the conversion machinery."
"They have everything they need to build nuclear weapons."
"We have to assume that there’s a lot of 60% enriched uranium buried deep under the ground there in Isfahan."
"This wasn’t a regime-change move. This was designed to degrade and/or destroy three nuclear sites related to their nuclear weaponization ambitions."
"no one will know for sure for days."
"When he says he’s going to do something, he’ll do it!"
"It was not an attack on Iran. It was not an attack on the Iranian people. This wasn't a regime change move."
"I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil"
"closing the strait would be tantamount to economic suicide for Iran"
"If Iran were to call right now, and say 'we wanna meet, let's talk about this,' we're prepared to do that."
"We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region … Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel."