At a summit press event, the president said U.S. forces struck Iranian targets "very hard," called Iranian leaders "scum," and said he believes diplomatic talks with Iran are effectively over; reporters asked whether a ceasefire or memorandum of understanding remains intact and the president replied that, in his view, it is "over."

In a press exchange the President said the Iran memorandum was in "final form" and predicted it could be signed within "48 hours," argued that ballistic missiles are not the same as nuclear weapons, and said force could be used if Iran did not comply.

Danny Denholm, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters the joint operation aims to prevent an Iranian nuclear capability, asserted the campaign targets military infrastructure while accusing Iran of striking civilians, and declined to set a timetable beyond "as long as it takes."