President Donald Trump has offered a strikingly different account of Iran's military standing, telling Fox News on Saturday that the United States had 'sort of left it alone' — a claim that sits in sharp tension with the triumphant language he used for months as US forces waged war against Tehran.
Speaking on 'My View with Lara Trump', the Saturday night programme on Fox News, Trump said: 'Their Navy is totally gone, 100 percent. Their Air Force is totally gone, 100 percent. Their military, we've sort of left it alone — because we think that their military is somewhat moderate.' He went further, adding: 'We've actually left their military alone. People would be surprised to hear that. Because mistakes have been made in wars where you wipe out everybody and then you have a country that for 40 years can never rebuild.' The remarks have drawn immediate scrutiny from observers and political figures alike, coming as fragile ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain ongoing and unresolved.
