Donald Trump has drawn fresh condemnation after closing a Truth Social post mocking Iran's fallen military leadership with the phrase 'Praise be to Allah,' as the United States announced it was beginning to clear Iranian sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz. The remark, posted on Saturday morning, came days after a fragile two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was reached — and has reignited a political firestorm that began on Easter Sunday, when a similarly worded post from Trump sparked bipartisan outrage in Congress.
In the Saturday post, Trump boasted of Iran's military losses since the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive on 28 February, writing that 'their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead, their Missile and Drone Factories have been largely obliterated along with the Missiles and Drones themselves and, most importantly, their longtime "Leaders" are no longer with us, praise be to Allah.'
