Trump's statement on Iran: We can stay a little longer
US President Donald Trump claimed at his rally in Kentucky that they had destroyed Iran's nuclear capacity and that gasoline prices would drop.
Quick Look
- In his speech in Kentucky, US President Donald Trump claimed that they have eliminated Iran's nuclear capacity and stated that gasoline prices will drop when the process is completed.
- Trump also touched on the Russia-Ukraine war and Venezuela relations.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The military operations launched by the USA and Israel against Iran on February 28 continue.
US President Donald Trump argued that they eliminated their nuclear capacity in the attacks against Iran and said, "We can stay there a little longer." he said.
Trump spoke in Highlands Heights, Kentucky, where he went for the midterm election campaign on November 3.
Pointing to the attacks launched by the USA and Israel against Iran on February 28, Trump said, "You know, on that little trip I made to the beautiful Islamic Republic of Iran, we devastated them. But on that trip, we also eliminated their nuclear capacity." he said.
Trump repeated that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and said, "We can stay there a little longer." he said.
Arguing that Iran has eliminated its weapons and ensured that they do not come back, Trump said, "We are doing this. (The weapons) will not come back. (This) will be over very quickly." he said.
Trump also pointed out the increasing fuel prices in the USA and said, "By the way, when this (Iran) process is over, your gasoline prices will also drop to lower levels than before." he said.
Referring to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Trump claimed that he rebuilt the US army in his first term, but that former President Joe Biden gave "a large part" of it to Ukraine.
Trump said, "He gave too much. They were going to pay. All he had to do was ask the European Union for money. They were going to pay, so I came and did it." he said.
Regarding the relations between the USA and Venezuela, Trump said, "Do you know how much money we are taking out of Venezuela? We are taking hundreds of billions of dollars out of Venezuela." he said.
"Add Greenland, Venezuela, Iran not having nuclear weapons, jobs, everything, and in much less than two years, there's never been two years like this anywhere in the history of our country," Trump said. he said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
A decrease in gasoline prices with the completion of the Iran process
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the full balance sheet of the operation against Iran's nuclear facilities?
- When will the process in which gasoline prices will allegedly drop be completed?

