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Trump says Iran’s navy, air force and air defenses have been ‘knocked out’
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US President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, March 3, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump claims Iran’s navy, air force and air defenses have been “knocked out.”
“They have no navy. It’s been knocked out. They have no air force. It’s been knocked out. They have no air detection. That’s been knocked out. Their radar’s been knocked out. Just about everything’s been knocked out. So we’ll see how we do,” Trump says while hosting German Chancellor Merz in the Oval Office.
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