The US president has taken to social media to address the conflict with Iran, even as his top negotiators – including Vice President JD Vance – are in Pakistan for peace talks with Iranian officials.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump pushed back on what he described as a media narrative portraying Iran as gaining the upper hand.

“In fact, everyone knows that they are LOSING, and LOSING BIG!” Trump wrote, claiming Iran no longer has a navy, air force or anti-aircraft apparatus.

“Most importantly, their longtime ‘Leaders’ are no longer with us,” said Trump, before adding “praise be to Allah!” in an apparently sarcastic post.