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At 4.11pm POTUS said: “I have to go back and look at the war.”
He signed the pledge. Pool was escorted out at 4.13pm and POTUS did not respond to shouted questions about Iran.
David Smith
Guardian News & Media
Wed. Mar. 4, 4:15 PM https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2029308466506895804

White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - WH in-town pool report #10/ More detail on Iran comments
Here is a more complete version of POTUS's remarks on Iran at the start of the tech company roundtable in the Indian Treaty Room.
"We're doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly, I would say. Somebody said, on a scale of 10, where would you rate it? I said, about a 15.
"We're going to continue to do well. We have the greatest military in the world by far and that was a tremendous threat to us for many years. Forty-seven years they've been killing our people and killing people all over the world and we have great support.
"I think if we didn't do it first, they would have done it to Israel and give us a shot if that was possible. If we didn't terminate one of the worst deals ever made, the Obama nuclear deal I call it the Obama nuclear deal where he gave everything to Iran, including a nuclear weapon it was a road to a nuclear weapon bad things would have happened four years ago. 'Cos they would have had a weapon four years ago if I didn't terminate that deal.
"So, we're in a very strong position now and their leadership is just rapidly going. Everybody that seems to want to be a leader, they end up dead. It's an amazing thing that's taking place before your eyes because for 47 years we were pushed around and we shouldn't have been.
"I think I can say and you see it as well as I do you see the tremendous progress that's being made. Their missiles are being wiped out rapidly. Their launchers are being wiped out. They're attacking their neighbours, they're attacking in some cases their allies, or not so long ago allies.
"It's really a nation that was out of control and they would have used it on us if we let them, if we waited any longer. A big factor was Soleimani, the killing of Soleimani in my first term, and maybe the biggest factor was the rebuilding of the military in my first term.
"Then the B-2s hit and I use the word 'obliterate' because it really was, it was a complete obliteration of their nuclear potential and that set them back very, very seriously. If we didn't hit within two weeks, they would have had a nuclear weapon. If we didn't do the B-2 attack a number of months ago, they would have a nuclear weapon and, when crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen.
"So we're in very good shape now. I want to let you know that and we're going to continue forward. But it's a great display of military strength and I'm very proud, with some of the people in the room, both Senators and Congressmen and women, we rebuilt our military during the first term and we're using it a little bit more than I thought we would have to.