Most of their equipment is gone. We hit them very hard last night.

Every time they send a drone, we hit them very hard.

We are going to keep the strait. We will probably run it.

We will become the guardian of the strait, and when we do that, we will be reimbursed for it.

We guarded the strait for 50 years, and we never got paid for it. We guarded it for nothing, but now we will make money.

5.2% of presidents are killed, and 8.5% are shot.

Being the president is dangerous.

They are a bad group of people, let me tell you that. I don't say that often.

Right now, they are getting their ass kicked.

God was with me.

Obama went to Iran's side, and because of that, they became more powerful.

They became much more powerful because of Obama and Biden, but Biden probably had nothing to say because he was stupid.

That basically gave them everything, and they built and built and built.

Iran was minutes away from a nuclear weapon.

I killed Khomeini, who was a brilliant but mad general.

Soleimani—I killed Soleimani.

Khomeini is gone. The son is 90% gone.

Iran's inflation is 350%. It used to be 5% six months ago.

The repeated adventurism and hostile actions of the United States regarding interference in the management of the Strait of Hormuz have seriously jeopardized regional security, international trade, and the transit of oil tankers and commercial vessels. Regrettably, the cooperation of certain regional nations has further escalated the risk of regional conflict.

Consequently, we declare:

In accordance with prior warnings, the United States shall not be permitted to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz under any circumstances. The Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will decisively address any attempt by the U.S. military to disrupt the security of commercial vessels and oil tankers traversing routes outside those designated by Iran or without authorization from the Iranian Armed Forces. The robust actions undertaken by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Iranian Army in recent days serve as evidence of this resolve.

Leaders of regional nations are warned that any cooperation with the United States, including the provision of logistical support to its military, constitutes an act of war against Iran's sovereignty and national security. Should conflict spread throughout the region, the resulting warfare will engulf all nations within the area.

The responsibility for all insecurity and the expansion of war in the region rests with the United States and the nations that cooperate with its military forces.

The Russophobic part of the so-called collective West is fighting against us, yet we continue to develop our economy, strengthen our finances, improve our armed forces, achieve new results in the defense industry, and move forward.

Our boys—our fighters—keep advancing.

Victory undoubtedly awaits us.

Russia's response to the enemy's strikes will be reciprocal and several times more powerful.

Ukraine's attacks are causing certain problems with oil products in Russia, but the situation will gradually improve.

Russia is working on a fuel supply system for Crimea that will be very difficult for the enemy to reach.

The International Criminal Court seeks to become the unaccountable arbiter of a new global law — empowered to prosecute and arrest our citizens at will and existentially threaten American sovereignty.

We will teach the ICC the full meaning of American resolve.

The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran.

We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving. All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait.

The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as “THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World.

The process and formation will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!