Trump claims Iran’s military ‘totally destroyed’ as conflict rumbles on

WorldPolitics
6 Jun 2026 • 7:37 PM MYT
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Trump claims Iran’s military ‘totally destroyed’ as conflict rumbles on

  • Donald Trump claimed he is "moving fast" on Iran and that its military has been "totally destroyed".
  • The US president stated that Iran now possesses "maybe 21 or 22 per cent" of its original missile arsenal after US actions.
  • The US military reported that it had downed six Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at its Gulf allies, with another missile failing to reach its target.
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted responsibility for targeting a US airbase in Kuwait and the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain.
  • These missile attacks followed the US military's downing of four Iranian attack drones near the Strait of Hormuz, which were deemed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic.

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