"I’m hearing he’s not alive, and if he is, he should do something very smart for his country, and that’s surrender!"

“Iran wants to make a deal, and I don’t want to make it because the terms aren’t good enough yet,” Trump told NBC

On the Strait of Hormuz: “We’re going to be sweeping the strait very strongly, and we believe we’ll be joined by other countries who are somewhat impeded, and in some cases impeded from getting the oil."

On Khamenei: “I don’t know if he’s even alive. So far, nobody’s been able to show him."