Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump made contradictory statements regarding the state of Iran's military during an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News.He initially claimed the U.S. largely left Iran's military alone to prevent the country from collapsing into chaos, citing lessons from past conflicts like Iraq. Moments later in the same interview, Trump asserted that Iran has “no military,” leading to criticism and confusion from experts and politicians like Rep. Ted Lieu. The U.S. is currently in a stalemate with Iran, with a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension awaiting Trump's approval, three months into the conflict. The ceasefire deal's finalization is delayed as details are still being negotiated, and the U.S. has struggled to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz. In fullAfter weeks of boasting that he’s destroyed Iran’s armed forces, Trump now says ‘we actually left their military alone’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump appears to contradict earlier claims about impact of US strikes on Iran
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump made contradictory statements regarding the state of Iran's military during an interview with Lara Trump on Fox News.He initially claimed the U.S. largely left Iran's military alone to prevent the country from collapsing into chaos, citing lessons from past conflicts like Iraq. Moments later in the same interview, Trump asserted that Iran has “no military,” leading to criticism and confusion from experts and politicians like Rep. Ted Lieu. The U.S. is currently in a stalemate with Iran, with a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension awaiting Trump's approval, three months into the conflict. The ceasefire deal's finalization is delayed as details are still being negotiated, and the U.S. has struggled to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz. In fullAfter weeks of boasting that he’s destroyed Iran’s armed forces, Trump now says ‘we actually left their military alone’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
