In an interview with Glenn Beck, President Donald Trump said the U.S. has “really, truly dominated” Iran in the war.

GLENN BECK, HOST: The Atlantic, of all places, is reporting and this is starting to become commonplace that the Ayatollah is dead. Is the Ayatollah dead? And is there a way to win this war? I mean, really win this war and have them unconditionally surrender without the people rising up who don’t have any guns. So is he dead? And where are we on the war? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I don’t think he’s dead. He was very seriously wounded. The left side of his body, the arm, the leg, the whole thing, he was very seriously wounded. But I don’t think he’s dead. And if he is, they’re putting on a pretty good show because they talk about, you know, going back to talk to him all the time, you know, to get a final blessing on things. But, you know, you make a deal with them. It’s like not the — it’s not the most honorable group. I will tell you that. And, you know, we have Strait open. We took out 22 boats last night. We have people coming in the blockade. Our Navy has been unbelievable. Our military has been unbelievable, the combination. And our financial strength, we built it up so much like you wouldn’t believe in a year and a half. Our financial strength is unbelievable. And those things are going toward a very big victory. We had the victory in Venezuela, and we’re going to have a big victory here very soon. BECK: Can we, I mean, because these people are not it’s not like you’re negotiating with Western-minded people. These people want chaos and death, and everything else can is any. But has there been any talk anywhere of anybody? You’re not saying us supplying the people with the ability to fire back because you’ve got to get the 80 percent of the people to stand up. Do you foresee them being able to stand up in the future and finish this regime? TRUMP: Right. They say they’re so surprised that the people aren’t fighting back. But Glenn, if you were in that position and you’re a brave guy, I have watched your whole career. I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time. You’re a brave guy. But I don’t think you’d be standing out there when they have a machine gun nest. BECK: No. TRUMP: But, you know, they have really snipers at the tops of buildings and people go out to protest and they get hit and they don’t have to hit many. But when you see five or six or 10 people go down and you have a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand people, they leave. No, I don’t care who you are. They leave. BECK: Yeah. TRUMP: And it’s very hard to protest when you have people that are willing to shoot you and kill you. And that’s why they’re not protesting. And there is a chance because they have become very much weakened. You know, their Navy is, as you know, totally gone. Their air force is totally gone. They’re not their soldiers. Many of their soldiers aren’t being paid. They have three hundred, I think three hundred ninety percent. I heard I think it’s three hundred percent inflation. They’re they’re monetary. Their money is is almost valueless. Now, I mean, they’re not doing very well. And, you know, I would have to and I could have told you the same thing, not as strongly, but two months ago, three months ago. And I’d have to read The New York Times saying how well they’re doing that. They’re not actually saying that anymore, which is hard to believe. I’m surprised they don’t continue to say it. But, you know, there was so much fake news for that, because right from the beginning, from the B-2 bombers a little more than a year ago where we knocked out the nuclear to the present, we have really dominated, really, truly dominated.

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