U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Airport early on Tuesday (June 9) morning, after attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, where he received a mixed reception from fans.

Trump said negotiations with Iran were ongoing and suggested progress could be clear within “one or two days,” while insisting a U.S. blockade remained fully effective.

The President had arrived on Marine One after departing downtown New York late on Monday (June 8) after the game finished.

Responding to questions about a reported military helicopter incident in the Strait, he said the pilots were safe and no one was injured, with a formal report expected the next day.

Trump has been engaged in a month-long military conflict with Iran that began in March, following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last June.

The war has proven unpopular with Americans amid rising oil prices, and Trump has faced pressure to demonstrate that major military objectives have been accomplished while signalling a possible exit from the conflict within weeks.

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U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARRIVING TO JFK / SOUNDBITES FROM TRUMP / TRUMP BOARDING AIR FORCE ONE

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SHOWS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JUNE 9, 2026) (U.S. NETWORK POOL - No use USA)

1. MARINE ONE ARRIVING AT JFK AIRPORT

2. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP INSIDE MARINE ONE

3. TRUMP WALKING ON TARMAC

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

"We have ongoing negotiations in Iran and with Iran, and that that hasn't stopped. And we could have at least an idea by one or two days from now, but I think it's going well. The blockade continues to hold 100%. Nothing is getting through our blockade. No oil, no income, no nothing. Nothing's getting through the blockade."

5. WHITE FLASH

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

REPORTER: "There's a report that an army helicopter went down in the Strait. Can you give us an update on that? Are the soldiers okay?"

TRUMP: "The pilots are fine. Yeah, and nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow. But the pilots are fine. Yep."

7. WHITE FLASH

8. TRUMP SAYING GOODBYE / TRUMP GETTING ON AIR FORCE ONE