Donald Trump Boasts 'We Have Total Control Over Iran's Skies
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President Donald Trump has boasted that "we have complete and total control of the skies over Iran."
In a Tuesday Truth Social post, Trump said that while Iran has good sky trackers and defense equipment, in high quantities, "it doesn't compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured 'stuff.'"
"Nobody does it better than the good ol' USA," he added.
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