Trump’s claim about “controlling heaven on Iran” raises questions about the US participation in the conflict

Washington President Trump announced in a Social media After Tuesday, “We now have full and comprehensive control over the sky on Iran.” – A claim that he left from previous American statements that Israel’s attack against Iran was implemented without US participation.

CBS News has communicated with the White House to request an explanation about what the president means when he said “we” will control the sky of Iran.

“Iran had good sky tracking devices and other defensive equipment, and many of them, but they are not compared to” manufacturer, manufactured and manufactured “things”. No one does this better than the good United States of America, “Mr. Trump added. The Israeli army is equipped with aircraft and weapons systems purchased from the United States

The United States has helped Israel draft Iranian meters since Israel began its strikes on Iran last week, however He said The United States “does not participate in Israel unilaterally against the targets in Iran.”

Mr. Trump held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the White House room with the National Security Team on Israel’s conflict Iran. He is considering joining Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, including in a Fordo facilityFive sources familiar with the matter said, and the issue is expected to be discussed at the meeting in the situation room. There is no full agreement between the closest adviser of Mr. Trump.

Writing on the social truth earlier, the president also used a threat language on Ayatollah Ali Khounai, the supreme leader of Iran. He said in a publication that the United States knows the location of my crude, but it will not kill him – “At least not at the present time.”

“We know exactly where the so -called” Supreme Leader “hides,” said Mr. Trump. “It is an easy goal, but it is safe there – we will not take it out (killing!), At least not at the present time. But we do not want the missiles to collide with civilians or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing. Thank you for your interest in this issue!

After a minute, he added, “Improving surrender!”

The White House also did not provide any additional information about the president’s comments about the location of my crude.

CBS News reported on Sunday that Mr. Trump Opposition An Israeli plan to kill a raw.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to exclude the possibility Targeting the leader of Iran. Request from ABC News in interview It was broadcast on Monday if Israel would try to kill my crude, Netanyahu said only that his country “is doing what we have to do.”

Netanyahu denied that such a step was an escalation, saying: “The conflict will not go up, the conflict will end.”

Vice President JD Vance proposed in A. After x Tuesday that the president “may decide that he needs more measures to end the Iranian enrichment,” adding, “This decision ultimately belongs to the president.”

“People are right to worry about foreign tangle after the past 25 years of stupid foreign policy,” Verse said, and they are concerned about the administration about Iran’s Iranian activities in uranium, “Vans said.

“I still have to see one good argument for Iran that Iran needs to enrich uranium much higher than the threshold of civil use,” which ranges from 3 % to 5 %. The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a recent report that Iran is the only non -nuclear weapon country in the world Uranium production and accumulation Feeding to 60 %.

“I can assure you that (the president) is only interested in using the American army to achieve the goals of the American people. Whatever he does, this is his focus,” Vans also said in office.

Mr. Trump Leave the G7 Economic Summit In Canada before the specified date to focus on events in the Middle East. He arrived in the capital early on Tuesday, after he returned from Calgary in the Air Force one overnight.

Olivia Reynalde and

Margaret Brennan

He contributed to this report.