Trump dismisses reports Iran retains missile launchers as ‘fake news’

US President Donald Trump rejected reports suggesting Iran still possesses a large number of missile launchers, describing the claims as “fake news”.

“We were hitting them like piñatas,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

“The missile launchers are largely gone,” he said, adding that the US would quickly “take out” the remaining launchers if it returned to military operations inside Iran.