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Trump Says Iran Has Almost No Drones Left

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of three recovered Iranian-made Shahed drones and scattered components displayed on a carpeted exhibit floor

President Donald Trump said during the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington that Iran has almost no drones left and that the U.S. campaign is going very well. He presented the assessment after American forces completed 13 consecutive nights of strikes on Iranian military targets. Trump did not provide an inventory figure or explain the intelligence behind the claim. Iran has continued launching drones and missiles at American positions and regional states during the renewed fighting, while U.S. forces have targeted the Islamic Republic's drone, missile, air-defense, and maritime capabilities.

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