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And he added that nine naval ships have been destroyed, as well as Iran's naval building.
And he's boasting that Iranians around the world are cheering the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Yeah, I mean, the White House told NPR that Iran wants to restart negotiations and that Trump will eventually speak with whoever is in charge.
But a top Iran security official says on X that they won't negotiate.
And if the White House does reopen talk, it does raise questions about what that means.
You know, does the regime get to stay in control even if it's badly damaged?
Yeah, but hasn't Trump been calling on Iranians to take over the government themselves?
Yeah, I mean, exactly.
I mean, he did that again yesterday, telling them to, quote, seize this moment, to be brave, to be heroic.
And he again called on the police and Revolutionary Guard to lay down their weapons.
He offered immunity.
And he says they should join protesters.
All right.
So lots of questions then about what comes next.
But we really haven't seen much of Trump since the war started.
Not at all.
I mean, the only time we've seen him is getting on and off the plane yesterday, going into the building.
And he didn't take questions.
I mean, it's been all so controlled.
I mean, except for some brief phone calls with select media, it's been largely social media posts and these two video addresses.