Trump says US 'knocked out' Iran's leadership twice

Mar 11, 2026, 19:04 GMT+0

“We’ve knocked out just about everything there is, including their (Iran’s) leadership twice,” US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.

“We knocked out twice their leadership, and now they have a new group coming up. Let’s see what happens to them.”

He added that US ⁠forces ‌have knocked out ‌28 ‌Iranian mine-laying ⁠ships.

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