Donald Trump: "I do not want to kill people, but at some point we're going to... we were set for…"
“I do not want to kill people, but at some point we're going to... we were set for the biggest attack of any attack, and we've hit them very hard for the last few months, but we were, we were all set for the biggest attack since World War II, and they called me and they said, 'Please don't do it. Let's talk.' And then they don't; they said, 'We never said that,'”
Reported August 6, 2026 by krtv.com. Checked word for word against that report.
During a Wednesday evening speech in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump said the United States had been prepared to launch its largest military action since the Second World War but chose not to proceed, and he said Iran now treats America with respect. He suggested Iranian officials had asked for talks after Washington prepared the strike, then later denied making that request. A senior Iranian official rejected that account, saying no negotiations about the Strait of Hormuz are happening. Iran has reportedly sought fees from vessels passing through the strategic waterway, which the U.S. has refused. Tehran also said it received American messages about reviving previous commitments but has not decided whether to respond. The dispute centers on an important waterway amid U.S.-Iranian tensions.
- krtv.com ↗︎06 AUG 2026