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President Trump participates in a bilat meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

📅 Jun 16, 2026 The National Desk 14 MIN 1632 VIEWS 48 SEGMENTS · 3 SPEAKERS
President Trump participates in a bilat meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Read more: https://thenationaldesk.com/news/amer...

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President Trump, in a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussed the recently signed deal with Iran, emphasizing that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. He stated that over $19 trillion is being invested in the United States, a record, and that the Strait of Hormuz will be open toll-free permanently. Trump said he will release the document and hold a press conference to read it word by word. He addressed skepticism from Senator Lindsey Graham, saying he will send the agreement to Congress for review. On the enriched uranium in the mountains, Trump said the U.S. will destroy it, not take it, and that B2 bombers collapsed the mountain. He also mentioned the possibility of increasing sanctions on Russia now that oil is flowing, and discussed the Abraham Accords, expecting more nations to join.

Key takeaways

  1. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and the Strait of Hormuz will be open toll-free permanently.
  2. Over $19 trillion is being invested in the United States, a record, heading to $19.3 trillion.
  3. Trump will send the Iran agreement to Congress for review and hold a press conference to read it word by word.
  4. Sanctions on Russia could be increased soon since oil is now flowing.
  5. Trump expects more nations to join the Abraham Accords now that the conflict with Iran is resolved.

Numbers and commitments

FigureWhat it refers toTypeAt
$19 trillion Investment in the United States, a record metric 0:00
$19.3 trillion Projected total investment in the United States guidance 0:00
60 days Period for second stage of Iran negotiations timeline 2:57
99.9% Portion of what Trump wanted from the Iran deal metric 3:26
2500 points Stock market increase since the deal was announced metric 6:41
25% Increase in 401k values, highest ever metric 11:22
$67 Drop in fuel price yesterday metric 11:22
$1.85 a gallon Gas price in Iowa when Trump left price 11:22
$1.91 Gas price at another station in Iowa price 11:22

Chapters

  1. 0:00Investment and relationship with UAE
  2. 3:26Releasing the Iran document
  3. 5:37Abraham Accords expansion
  4. 6:41Senator Graham's skepticism
  5. 7:28Sending deal to Congress
  6. 8:20UFC event at White House
  7. 9:12Sanctions on Russia
  8. 10:36Enriched uranium destruction
  9. 11:22Versailles dinner and economy

Questions asked in this interview

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  1. 2:53What should we expect from the second stage of the negotiations from this member?
  2. 5:28Have there been any discussions with Arab leaders about that?
  3. 7:22Senator Graham also said that an eventual agreement with Iran should be sent to Congress for review. Would you do that?
  4. 8:13President, were you briefed on the attack plans for the UFC event at the White House?
  5. 8:55Is there going to be another fight next year or something?
  6. 9:08Are you considering an increase on sanctions on Russia and whether to renew?
  7. 9:45How can we make sure that the strait is lasting, open for lasting, and litigation in the future?
  8. 10:32Can you talk a little bit more about the plan for the enriched uranium that is in the mountains?
  9. 10:37Has Iran said they would welcome the US coming in? How specific?
  10. 11:16What prompted you to go to that?
Donald Trump 0:00 ↗
I think them before at another meeting that we have over $19 trillion being invested in the United States, which is a record, and that's building factories, car plants, everything. We're doing things that have never been done. The record was three billion many years ago with a different country, and we're going to be over 19, I think we'll head to 19.3 trillion dollars. So there's probably not going to be anything. Maybe we'll do better next year. I don't know if you can do better. But I just want to say that the relationship has been outstanding. He's a man of great respect. Everybody respects him, and they respect your country, and it's an honor to be with you. And we just signed a deal with Iran, and this country was a very, very powerful ally, and good things are happening. The ships are starting to move now. We're going to have it fully open by Friday. The ships are starting to move nicely. Oil is starting to go, and the prices are coming down rapidly. Stock market is going up rapidly. A lot of good things are happening. And most importantly, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. That was how I got involved in this. We can't let that happen. So, they will not have a nuclear weapon. And other than that, I'd like to ask to say a few words. And if you want, we can take a couple of questions, please.
Host 1:29 ↗
Well, it's really my pleasure, Mr. President, to be with you here, and I want to say that we are so grateful to have you here, as a president of the United States, and thank you for your support, your commitment, to your friend, to your allies, and special thank for your support during the six-week war. It means a lot to us, and you show us who's a real ally. And without your support, your commitment, Mr. President, not my country only, but the Middle East will be in a different situation today. So, really my pleasure to see you today, Mr. President, and thank you for giving us the time. There are a lot of things we can talk about going forward between our two countries, how we can make our relationship even better.
Donald Trump 2:31 ↗
We love it. Thank you, my friend. See, when you're that rich, you can speak that lowly. I was just wondering, can anybody hear that? But when you're so rich, you have such confidence in it that you don't have to do any strain to the voice. He's great. So, do you have any questions, please?
Reporter 2:53 ↗
What should we expect from the second stage of the negotiations from this member?
Donald Trump 2:57 ↗
I don't know. It's a 60-day period or so. I think it's going to happen fairly on time. We've been both involved. I think they're going to want to get it done. Iran wants to get it done. They have to get back to business, and the relationship is now normalized. So, I think it's going to go pretty quickly. Could go faster. Could take longer, too, but it could go faster.
Reporter 3:22 ↗
There's so much interest in the text of the document. Why not release the...
Donald Trump 3:26 ↗
I will. Why not release? Well, because I'd like to get a formal setting first before we do that. But I have no problem with that. It's a great document. Here's what it says. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. That's what it says. It won't have one to buy, to develop. They will not have a nuclear weapon. And I would say that's about 99.9% of what I wanted, because we couldn't let that happen. You couldn't let that happen. And they won't have a nuclear weapon. Now, in addition to that, the strait is going to be open toll-free. And it's toll-free beyond the 60 days. It's not... Somebody said, "Oh, it's toll-free for s." No, no, it's toll-free. Period. When it opens permanently, it'll be toll-free. I want to congratulate our Navy, because the naval blockade was unbelievable. But I will actually, I'll not only release it, I'll probably have a press conference and read it to you word by word, so that the press covers it accurately, because it's a very important document. And unlike Obama, who could have destroyed the Middle East with a horrible JCPOA, it is the worst agreement. That was a road to a nuclear weapon. Mine is a wall against a nuclear weapon. I mean, I see these people said, "But we already had one." That was he paid a fortune for it. We paid nothing. We don't pay. There was some statement, "We're going to spend $300 billion." No, we're not. We're allowed to go and invest if we wanted to someday in the future. We have no obligation whatsoever. It could be that Iran will turn out to be successful when they have oil. But if we left a week ago, just left before the last two attacks, it would have taken them 20 years to rebuild Iran. So, but I'll go over the document with the media in a couple of days.
Reporter 5:28 ↗
Mr. President, a few weeks back you said you'd like to see other nations join the Abraham Accords, much like the UAE has. Have there been any discussions with Arab leaders about that?
Donald Trump 5:37 ↗
About what? Joining the Abraham Accords like the UAE has. Well, I'd love to have them. This is a man who's very advanced. He was early in, and he's done very well with them. The whole Abraham Accords. No, it's... I think they should happen. The big impediment to the Abraham Accords... We have our original countries, very smart countries. Every one of them. Do you notice that even during that period of conflict, nobody dropped out? Nobody said, "Oh, gee, I'm going to drop out." Nobody. I think they're all going to come in now into the Abraham, because the only conflict was a place called Iran, and I understand that, you know, it's a little bit tough when people were afraid of Iran. So, but I think they're going to all start coming in. Good question. Actually.
Reporter 6:31 ↗
Mr. President, what do you say to Republicans like Senator Lindsey Graham who is skeptical of the...
Donald Trump 6:41 ↗
Lindsey is skeptical? I'll have to talk to Lindsey. He'll be in big trouble. Lindsey's good. Lindsey is fine. He's not skeptical. He's just fine. Look, this agreement covers something very nicely. We're not paying for anything. We're not doing anything. The markets now are higher than they were when we started. Remember that the stock market now is 2500, maybe even more than that, points higher than it was when we said... It's pretty amazing. Disagreements about one thing: that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Never, ever, ever. The rest of it's irrelevant, frankly.
Reporter 7:22 ↗
Senator Graham also said that an eventual agreement with Iran should be sent to Congress for review. Would you do that?
Donald Trump 7:28 ↗
I never thought of it, but I would. I wouldn't mind. I mean, you know, the Democrats, you know, we call them Democrats because they're dumb people. The Democrats are... Well, what I'd like to do is send it to Congress saying you shouldn't approve it, and I'll get it approved because they do whatever they... Whatever I say, they want to do the opposite. It's not working too well for him, by the way. But yeah, I never thought about saying it. Never even thought about it, but I will send it to Congress. I like the idea. I mean, who wouldn't approve it? Let's let them have a nuclear weapon. The Democrats will say, "Oh, they should have a nuclear weapon. They'll go crazy." I like the idea. Send it to Congress, please. All right.
Reporter 8:13 ↗
Mr. President, were you briefed on the attack plans for the UFC event at the White House?
Donald Trump 8:20 ↗
There was the FBI... I haven't heard about it. But I watched the attack that I watched were the fighters, and he saw it too, by the way. He was sitting back home in his beautiful palace and he was watching that, and they were as good a fights as I've ever seen. Right.
Host 8:37 ↗
The best fight.
Donald Trump 8:38 ↗
The best. They were... That last fight was brutal.
Host 8:41 ↗
Wow.
Donald Trump 8:41 ↗
And the two last... All of the fights.
Host 8:44 ↗
The two fights.
Donald Trump 8:45 ↗
It was all good. It was a great evening. It was very different for the White House, but I wish you could have been there. We built an incredible arena. Dana did a great job.
Host 8:55 ↗
Is there going to be another fight next year or something?
Donald Trump 8:58 ↗
Well, I don't know. I got away with it because 250 years, you know, maybe in another 50, maybe in 300.
Reporter 9:08 ↗
Are you considering an increase on sanctions on Russia and whether to renew?

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  author       = {Donald Trump},
  title        = {President Trump participates in a bilat meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, The National Desk. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {jun},
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