President Trump electrified his audience at a Miami golf resort summit with Latin American heads, proclaiming Iran’s forces decimated by U.S. precision strikes— including the sinking of 42 warships.
The March 7 event saw Trump outline the toll: naval fleets gutted, air power slashed, comms shattered, and nuclear program sites reduced to rubble. ‘They were this close to nukes,’ he warned.
Spotlighting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Trump gushed, ‘Pete, you’re phenomenal. Outstanding work—makes me proud.’
On the Israeli front, officials confirmed destroying 16 IRGC Quds Force aircraft via airstrikes on Tehran, striking Mehrabad Airport and more under cover of night.
Tehran’s President Pezeshkian responded sharply on social platforms, reiterating attacks spared allies for U.S. targets only. This after TV remarks seeking Gulf pardon and disclosing a halt to hostilities unless attacked by neighbors.
Amid unverifiable boasts and rebuttals, the powder keg Middle East demands scrutiny, as superpower posturing could ignite wider conflagrations.