Trump told Fox News the US had tried to supply weapons to the Iranian people to topple the Tehran regime. He said weapons were routed to Iran’s regional opponents — Kurdish forces — but accused them of keeping rather than distributing the arms, saying the Kurds let us down and I will remember that. Trump added he initially opposed the plan because he suspected the Kurds would retain the weapons.

2026-06-11

Trump told Fox News the US had tried to supply weapons to the Iranian people to topple the Tehran regime. He said weapons were routed to Iran’s regional opponents — Kurdish forces — but accused them of keeping rather than distributing the arms, saying the Kurds let us down and I will remember that. Trump added he initially opposed the plan because he suspected the Kurds would retain the weapons.