US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, during a dinner at the White House attended by King Charles III, that the United States “defeated Iran militarily.” Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal quoted American officials as saying that Trump had instructed his aides to prepare to impose a prolonged blockade on Iran.
Published on: 04/29/2026 - 07:27
During a dinner at the White House attended by King Charles III, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States had “defeated Iran militarily.”
The American President said at the opening of the dinner, speaking about Iran, "We have defeated this opponent militarily, and we will never allow this opponent (...) to possess a nuclear weapon," adding that on this point, "Charles agrees with me more than I agree with myself."
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"state of collapse"
Earlier, Trump wrote in a post on the Truth Social platform on Tuesday, “Iran just informed us that it is in a 'state of collapse'. It wants us to 'open the Strait of Hormuz' as soon as possible while it tries to regularize its leadership (and I believe it will be able to do so)!”
It was not clear from Trump's post how Iran conveyed this message, and there has been no comment from Tehran yet on what Trump mentioned.
The Wall Street Journal quoted American officials as saying that the president had instructed his aides to prepare for a prolonged siege of Iranian ports.
France 24/ Agencies
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