President Trump speaks to the nation on Iran at the White House — 4/1/2026

Summary

• President Trump declares military success in Operation Epic Fury, stating Iran's navy and air force are "gone," its missile program is "beaten," and its leadership is "dead," with core objectives nearing completion.
• Claims the U.S. economy is the "strongest in history," citing over $18 trillion in investments, a record stock market with 53 all-time highs in one year, and historic tax cuts leading to large refunds.
• Asserts U.S. energy dominance, stating the country is the world's top producer of oil and gas, producing more than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined, and is "totally independent of the Middle East."
• Highlights a joint venture with Venezuela for oil and gas production, leveraging what he calls the world's "second largest reserves."
• Attributes recent short-term gasoline price increases to Iranian attacks on commercial oil tankers, not the U.S. military operation.
• Predicts market stabilization: when the conflict ends, the Strait of Hormuz will "open up naturally," oil will flow, "gas prices will rapidly come back down," and "stock prices will rapidly go back up."
• Notes the stock market has already performed "much better than I thought" despite the conflict, having "some very good days over the last couple of days."
• Outlines a final military threat: if no deal is made with Iran's new leaders, the U.S. will hit the country's electric generating plants and could target its oil infrastructure, which he calls "the easiest target of all."
• Emphasizes the U.S. does not import oil through the Strait of Hormuz and suggests other dependent countries should either "buy oil from the United States" or protect the strait themselves.
• Frames the entire conflict as a short, decisive 32-day investment to eliminate the "cancer" of a nuclear Iran, contrasting it with longer historical wars.