'Butterfly dropping to its grave!' Trump uncorks bizarre boast after Hormuz firefight

President Donald Trump boasted about the destruction of Iranian drones in a lengthy rant posted to his Truth Social platform on Thursday evening.

"Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire," wrote Trump. "There was no damage done to the three Destroyers, but great damage done to the Iranian attackers. They were completely destroyed along with numerous small boats, which are being used to take the place of their fully decapitated Navy. These boats went to the bottom of the Sea, quickly and efficiently."

"Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down," Trump continued. "Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air. They dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!"

"A normal Country would have allowed these Destroyers to pass, but Iran is not a normal Country," he added. "They are led by LUNATICS, and if they had the chance to use a Nuclear Weapon, they would do it, without question — But they’ll never have that opportunity and, just like we knocked them out again today, we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST! Our three Destroyers, with their wonderful Crews, will now rejoin our Naval Blockade, which is truly a 'Wall of Steel.'"

All of this comes as there remains no end in sight to the broader Iran conflict, despite constant reports of Trump and his allies seeking a resolution that is favorable to the U.S. only to hit a complete impasse.