Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei openly taunted President Trump, insinuating that the US military, which has amassed a powerful naval presence in the region, could be “slapped so hard, it cannot get up.”
Iran’s supreme leader taunts Trump, US as high-stakes nuclear talks begin: ‘Slapped so hard’
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February 17, 2026
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