President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on the hapless state in which Iran finds itself while warning Iran’s leader that American tolerance grows thinner and thinner with each attack on Israeli civilians.
“We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
“Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured ‘stuff.’ Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA,” Trump wrote.
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 06.17.25 11:55 AM EST pic.twitter.com/AMUyxL8W6M
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) June 17, 2025
Israel knocked out much of Iran’s air defense capabilities on Friday in its first wave of attacks and has since achieved unchallenged superiority in the air over Iran.
Although Trump’s post aligned the U.S. with Israel, to date, America’s role in the conflict has been one of support for Israel and not direct action.
Look, I’m seeing this from the inside, and am admittedly biased towards our president (and my friend), but there’s a lot of crazy stuff on social media, so I wanted to address some things