VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-27
“Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse'”
Donald Trump · said 2026-04-29 · reported 2026-08-27
At about 4am on April 29, Trump posted that Iran had informed the US it was in a state of collapse and wanted the Strait of Hormuz reopened.
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