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‘Demolished their military’: Trump hits out against Iranian regime as conflict resumes

Sky News Australia

July 8, 2026

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United States President Donald Trump unleashes a scathing attack against the Iranian regime whilst speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey. “When you look at Iran, we essentially demolished their military in a couple of weeks. They had a good military; they had a good navy; they had 159 ships- everyone’s at the bottom of the sea,” Mr Trump said. “They had hundreds of aeroplanes; they’re all gone, they’re all lying burned up on the runways, they were totally decimated, their radar is gone, everything is gone, their leaders are gone. “We have the strongest military in the world by far, not even close; everybody admits it.”

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