Donald Trump’s Iran Navy Boast Sinks With Embarrassing Gaffe

Critics quickly seized on the president's phrasing.

Donald Trump raised eyebrows for the way in which he boasted about US forces wiping out Iranian ships.

Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday:

“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!”

"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cIczM80K1Z— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 1, 2026

"I have just........

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