Trump claims he saved Ayatollah from ‘ugly death' by ordering Israeli jets to turn around midair and call off attack
DONALD Trump has claimed that he saved Iran's Supreme Leader from an "ugly death" by ordering Israeli jets to turn around mid-air during an attack.
The President slammed the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after he claimed Iran had won the war - following Trump's Operation Midnight hammer attack.
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In the post, Trump raged: "Why would the so-called 'Supreme Leader,' Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the war torn Country of Iran, say so blatantly and foolishly that he won the War with Israel, when he knows his statement is a lie, it is not so."
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