US gained 'total military victory in Iran': Trump

Published May 15, 2026 Updated May 15, 2026 04:29pm

Speaking to reporters, Trump also declared that the US had gained a “total military victory in Iran”.

In response to a question, the US president asserted, “ We knocked out their entire navy, we knocked out their air force, we knocked out their leaders in the second division, we knocked out their leaders in the third division”.

On being asked if hostilities could resume, the US president said, “I don’t want to say anything. I can only say with very, very strong conviction that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon”.

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