Trump says ‘no one knows who runs Iran’ and criticizes its economy

What happened: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said that “no one knows who runs Iran,” repeating a previous claim and asserting that a second group of the country’s leaders has been removed. Trump also described Iran’s economy as “very bad,” claiming inflation is near 300 percent and noting that, he said, the oil minister recently resigned and stated “we have neither an economy nor oil.” ▸ Attribution and source: Remarks reported by BBC (Telegram). ▸ Uncertainty and quotes: The summary preserves Trump’s quoted lines and his characterizations; the report attributes the remarks to Trump and cites BBC (Telegram) as the source.