Several of President Donald Trump’s key claims about the war with Iran have fallen apart.
Some of Trump’s claims were obviously untrue at the time he made them. Some were boasts that had a factual basis at the time but ceased to be true as the war continued. And others were assertions about what would supposedly happen in the near future but didn’t.
In congressional hearings Tuesday and Wednesday, Democrats pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz over some of the Trump administration’s previous declarations about the war. Here’s a look at four claims Trump has made:
Trump’s claims: Trump repeatedly claimed this spring that Iran’s military capabilities had been entirely eradicated.
For example, he said in March, “Everything they have is gone, including their leadership.” He said in April, “They can’t fight back.” He said in May that Iran’s “military is totally gone” and that “we’ve totally destroyed their military.” He said in early July, “Look, they have no military left.”
