President Trump delivered a ferocious public rebuke of Irans ruling elite early Friday, declaring on Truth Social that the United States is totally destroying what he bluntly labeled a terrorist regime.
According to RedState, the Presidents comments came as American forces continue Operation Epic Fury, a sustained campaign that has crippled Tehrans military infrastructure and exposed the weakness of a regime long accustomed to acting with impunity. From naval assets to air power, Iran is now facing the kind of decisive response that many conservatives have argued was missing for decades as the mullahs sponsored terror across the globe.
We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise, yet, if you read the Failing New York Times, you would incorrectly think that we are not winning, the President wrote, taking direct aim at a legacy media outlet that has consistently downplayed American strength. Irans Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones, and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth.
Trumps remarks were a pointed response to recent New York Times coverage of Operation Epic Fury, which he views as minimizing U.S. successes and feeding a narrative of stalemate rather than victory. For a commander-in-chief who campaigned on restoring American deterrence, the message was unmistakable: the United States is not merely containing Iran, it is dismantling its capacity to wage terror.
The President also issued a stark, personal warning to Tehrans leadership, making clear that time and firepower are on Americas side, not Irans. We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time - Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today, he threatened.
Theyve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so! he added, framing the campaign as a moral reckoning long demanded by victims of Iranian-backed terror. Whether he was signaling continued bombardment or hinting at a broader escalation across the rogue state on Friday remains unclear, but the intent to hold Iran accountable is unmistakable.
This framing of Operation Epic Fury as a long-overdue response to nearly half a century of bloodshed resonates strongly with those who believe American restraint only emboldened Tehran. For conservatives who have long argued that peace is secured through strength, Trumps unapologetic language underscores a return to clear moral lines: terrorists and their sponsors must be defeated, not managed.
During an interview on Fox News radio, the President also weighed in on swirling rumors about the fate of Irans new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the recently deceased Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. I think he probably is (alive), Trump said. I think he is damaged, but I think hes probably alive in some form, you know.
Trump quipped that the new Supreme Leader is doing a lot of talking, but warned that he is going to have to put up, suggesting that Tehrans figurehead may soon be tested in ways he cannot control. The Sun has reported that Khamenei has been critically woundedpossibly missing limbs and in a comawhile the New York Post cites milder injuries, including a fractured foot (and) face injuries, allegedly sustained on the first day of strikes.
None of these accounts have been independently confirmed, but Trumps assessment that Khamenei is damaged yet probably alive hints at intelligence the public has not yet seen. And when the President speaks this bluntly about deranged scumbags, it is a fair bet that Irans remaining power brokers have every reason to be looking over their shouldersespecially Mojtaba Khamenei, who may find that survival is not the same as control.
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