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Trump Claims Space Force Can Read Name Tags at Iranian Site From Space

The comments blend unverified surveillance boasts with his account of Chinese help on Iran.

Overview

  • The president made the remarks in a Fox News Special Report interview during his trip to China.
  • He said Space Force has nine cameras on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site and can read names on workers’ tags from orbit, a claim not verified in the reports.
  • He asserted that “most” Iranians are named Muhammad, a broad generalization that drew wide attention in the coverage.
  • He said Iranians told him the Isfahan facility was “obliterated” by U.S. strikes and credited only the United States or China with the capability.
  • He recounted that Xi Jinping offered to help broker talks and wanted the Strait of Hormuz reopened given China’s reliance on Iranian oil.