Iran Shapes Reality; Trump Can Win Only in His Imagination, Top Security Chief Says

Iran’s top security official said Trump’s claims of victory over Iran had moved beyond “fantasies,” asserting that the situation on the ground was being determined by Iran’s people, soldiers and missiles.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, made the comments in a post on X on Friday.

“After one failure after another, the worst president in American history continues to talk, with his rhetoric now surpassing even his own fantasies,” he wrote.

Reality is shaped by Iran’s people, military forces and missile capabilities, regardless of imagined daily victories.

The remarks come as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States has won, or is close to winning, its war with Iran. According to the latest count, Trump has claimed victory at least 100 times.

The claims began circulating shortly after the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran on February 28.

Iran’s response during the 40-day war appeared to contradict Trump’s remarks, as Iranian strikes on U.S. and Israeli targets across the region reportedly damaged U.S. facilities and pressured the parties to agree to a ceasefire.

Despite Washington’s claims that Iran’s armed forces have been weakened, the Iranian military has continued to intercept intruding drones and launch missiles and drones at what it describes as enemy positions since July, amid further rounds of US aggression.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the era of “cost-free threats” against Iran was over, warning that any act of aggression would trigger a painful response that would lead to regret.

Meanwhile, Trump continues to issue existential threats against a nation of 90 million people as he fails to achieve his war objectives against Iran.

On Thursday, Trump warned that Iran would cease to exist unless it accepted what he described as a “very fair deal.”

Trump told reporters Thursday that he faced a decision on Iran, saying, “They will either sign a very fair deal, or they will no longer exist.”

His latest warning echoed an even more serious threat issued at the United Nations General Assembly last week, an institution intended to promote peace worldwide.

Addressing world leaders on Sept. 22, Trump said he faced a choice between reaching a deal with Iran and annihilating the country.

Trump rejected an initiative to end the war last week. Qatari mediators conveyed the proposal to Washington.