Trump says 48 leaders killed in strikes on Iran, Fox News interview

ReutersSun, March 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM UTC

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during military operations in Iran, at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. February 28, 2026. The White House/Social Media/Handout via REUTERS

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald ‌Trump told Fox ‌News on Sunday that ​48 leaders have been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes ‌on Iran.

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"It's ⁠moving along. It's moving along ⁠rapidly. This has been this way ​for 47 ​years," ​he was ‌quoted as saying in an interview with Fox News. "It's moving along rapidly. Nobody can ‌believe the ​success we're ​having, ​48 leaders ‌are gone in ​one ​shot. And it's moving along rapidly."

(Reporting by ​Bo ‌Erickson and Doina ​Chiacu; Editing by ​Paul Simao)

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