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In a few moments I'll be signing an executive order imposing hard-hitting sanctions on the supreme leader of Iran and the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran and many others. Today's action follows a series of aggressive behaviours by the Iranian regime in recent weeks, including shooting down of US drones. You shot down the drone. I guess everyone saw that one. And many other things - they've done many other things aside from the individual drone.
You saw the tankers, and we know of other things that were done also, which were not good and not appropriate. The supreme leader of Iran is one who ultimately is responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime. He's respected within his country. His office oversees the regime's most brutal instruments, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Sanctions imposed through the executive order that I'm about to sign will deny the supreme leader and the supreme leader's office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support. America is a peace loving nation. We do not seek conflict with Iran, or any other country. I look forward to the day when sanctions can be finally lifted and Iran can become a peaceful, prosperous, and productive nation. That can go very quickly, and can be tomorrow. It could also be in years from now.
So I look forward to discussing whatever I have to discuss with anybody that wants to speak. In the meantime, who knows what's going to happen. I can only tell you we cannot ever let Iran have a nuclear weapon. Iran potentially has a phenomenal future. Just - and I say that about North Korea too. I've said it about North Korea. I think North Korea has a phenomenal future, and I think Iran also has a phenomenal future OK. Thank you very much, everybody.
Mr President is your goal to negotiate a new deal with Iran.
Mr President, is your goal to negotiate a new deal?
We would love to be able to negotiate a deal if they want to. If they don't want to, that's fine too. We can't let them have a nuclear weapon. He said he doesn't want nuclear weapons. It's a great thing to say, but a lot of things have been said over the years and it turns out to be not so.
But he said very openly and plainly for everyone to hear that he does not want them to have nuclear weapons. So if that's the case, we can do something very quickly. OK. Thank you very much, everybody.
