Categoría
🗞
NoticiasTranscripción
00:00I'm not worried about retaliation from China.
00:09We will stand on our own merits.
00:11Peace through strength matters.
00:13We represent our interests.
00:14We put America first.
00:16President Trump is staring them down on trade.
00:18We will reestablish deterrence as well.
00:21The Houthi campaign has been devastatingly effective.
00:24It continues to be focused on establishing freedom of navigation.
00:29When the Houthis decide to not shoot at our ships and our assets, we'll step back.
00:35Iran's got a big part of that equation as well in sending that message.
00:39I mean, President Trump's been clear on that.
00:42Iran should not have a nuclear bomb, nuclear weapons.
00:47We very much hope the President is focused on doing that peacefully.
00:50That's very much what we would prefer as well.
00:52Our job at the Defense Department is to make sure we have all the assets available for any possible contingency.
00:58And that's what we'll continue to do.
00:59But the President is focused.
01:01There are negotiations ongoing.
01:03It's very much, as he's made clear, our preferred track.
01:07Our job is to devastate the Houthis, to open up those shipping lanes, and we'll continue to do that.