'Iran got away with murder for 47 years until I came along': Trump

Published June 20, 2026 Updated June 20, 2026 05:16pm

US President Donald Trump has written on Truth Social that Iran “got away with ‘murder’ for 47 years, until I came along. Then it all changed. America is back!!!”

In the same post, he has sharply criticised former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden for their handling of the Iran issue, while reiterating that Tehran has been “defeated militarily”.

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