Trump: “Iran is a failed state, it is dead”
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- Donald Trump called Iran a “failed state” and said its military capabilities and economy were collapsing in a post on Truth Social.
- He claimed Iranian authorities could not pay military and police salaries, while inflation had reached 300% and the national currency had sharply depreciated.
- Trump also accused Tehran of violently suppressing anti-government protests and called for those responsible for protesters’ deaths to face trial.
Donald Trump described Iran as a country in collapse, saying it had neither an effective military nor a currency with value. In a Monday post on Truth Social, the U.S. president called Iran “officially a failed state” and “dead.”
Trump said Iranian authorities could not pay soldiers or police officers. He also pointed to what he described as inflation of 300%, a sharp depreciation of the national currency and chaos within the country’s leadership.
Iran is officially a failed state. It is dead! It has no navy, no air force and no currency that has any value. It does not pay its soldiers or police officers, inflation is at 300%, and its leadership is in absolute chaos and is unable to properly represent the country.
He accused Tehran of carrying out a bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrations and said the reported death toll among protesters had surpassed 100,000. Trump called for those he holds responsible to be prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Trump also attacked what he called “fake news” about Iran. His comments presented a sweeping assessment of the country’s military strength, economy and political leadership, without any response from Iranian authorities included in the account.
And all they have is the “fake news” coming from the United States and a willingness to kill protesters, with the death toll now exceeding 100,000. They should be tried for war crimes against humanity!
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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