President Trump made striking remarks about Iran’s supreme leader shortly after a wave of IRGC ballistic missile and drone strikes against the United States and its regional allies.

In a post on X, @Osint613 quoted the President:

“We seem to be getting along quite well with the Ayatollah.

I would like to meet him. I will probably meet him at some point.”

The timing drew sharp reactions online. Shin (@hey_itsmyturn), sharing the quote on X, wrote:

“Can't believe he said that literally hours after US and their regional allies in the region were targeted by IRGC BMs and UAVs :))”

The juxtaposition of the President's conciliatory tone with fresh kinetic attacks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps became the immediate focus of discussion.