On April 13, 2026, US President Donald Trump delivered an urgent, unscheduled speech from the Oval Office.
The speech followed the enforcement of the US blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump previously claimed Iran was pursuing a deal “very badly” and said he had been contacted about a potential deal.
He warned that Iranian “fast attack” ships approaching the blockade would be “eliminated”.
The speech came amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump says US blockade targeting Iran ‘blackmail’ and ‘blackmail’
Trump says US naval blockade aims to stop Iran from ‘blackmailing’ and ‘blackmailing (blackmailing) the world’
-Claims that the US is not dependent on the Strait of Hormuz: “We do not use the strait”
-He says the US has more oil and gas than Saudi Arabia and Russia
– Says “many countries” turn to US for “best and sweetest” oil
-Suggests that the situation can be resolved
-Says US doesn’t need international support for blockade: “We don’t need other countries”
-They claim that some countries have offered to help without naming them
-Says support details will be released tomorrow
Trump on Hormuz shipping – ‘We have a lot of capacity to take care of it’
Addressing the movement of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump said “many tankers are empty and full”.
– The activity of sending complaints is still going on despite the tension
– States that the US has “great capacity to handle this”
“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said
“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters in a White House press briefing. “We cannot allow the country to blackmail or blackmail the world.
Trump says Xi Jinping “liked to see” the war end
“We have a very good relationship with China,” Trump told reporters. Xi Jinping was “happy to see” the war end, Trump added.
‘Falling nation’ could be the next Cuba, Trump signals
Donald Trump hints at potential military action against Cuba, calling Cuba a “failing nation” during remarks outside the Oval Office.
Trump suggests that after the Iran conflict, Cuba could be the next focus
“We can stop in Cuba when we’re done,” Trump said.
‘The right people… want a deal’: Trump hints at back-channel contact
“I can tell you that the other side called us,” Trump said, adding, “We got a call this morning from the right people, the right people, and they want to make a deal.”
“We cannot allow Iran to ‘blackmail or blackmail the world,'” Trump says
“We can’t allow a country to blackmail or blackmail the world because that’s what they’re doing,” Trump said of Iran.
“We are not using this strait,” Trump said. “We have our own oil and gas, much more than we need.
Trump defends ‘healer’ image after backlash.
Trump defended the release of the controversial image, which would have depicted a saint-like healer, saying it was intended to portray him as “a doctor who makes people better.”
Trump said, “I made it public.” And he said, “It’s supposed to be me as a doctor that makes people better.”
The image, posted on Truth Social on Sunday, appeared to compare Trump to Jesus Christ, showing him in a healing pose. This drew widespread criticism from evangelical Christian leaders and conservative voices, many of whom called the depiction inappropriate.
‘There’s nothing to apologize for’: Trump doubles down on criticism of Pope Leo
US President Donald Trump refuses to apologize for criticizing Pope Leo XIV.
“There’s nothing to apologize for… They’re wrong,” Trump told reporters outside the Oval Office.
Trump says the pope “went public” in his criticism of the Iran war and “I’m just responding.”
