{"id":228025,"date":"2026-03-12T10:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/trump-says-he-was-falling-asleep-during-key-iran-war-planning-meeting-heres-what-woke-him-back-up\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:58:33","slug":"trump-says-he-was-falling-asleep-during-key-iran-war-planning-meeting-heres-what-woke-him-back-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/trump-says-he-was-falling-asleep-during-key-iran-war-planning-meeting-heres-what-woke-him-back-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He Was \u2018Falling Asleep\u2019 During Key Iran War Planning Meeting. Here\u2019s What Woke Him Back Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"Donald Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> recalled a key planning meeting for his ongoing war in Iran, saying that at one point he was \u201cfalling asleep\u201d during it. However, something came along that woke him back up.<\/p>\n<p>The 79-year-old president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IL_zc2QeZ80\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IL_zc2QeZ80&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed a crowd<\/a> of supporters in Hebron, Kentucky on Wednesday (March 11). While stressing the importance of \u201cbig, beautiful coal,\u201d he shifted his focus to his strike on Iran, which began at the end of February. <\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2188204\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump<\/strong> referenced the operation\u2019s name \u2014 \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d \u2014 saying that it was \u201ca great name\u201d but adding a caveat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it\u2019s only good if you win,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we\u2019ve won. Let me tell you, we\u2019ve won. You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the bet. In the first hour it was over, but we won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then shared a story about when it was time to name the strike, saying that he was presented with \u201ca list of names\u201d by a general to choose from. Although he had around 20 options, most of them were boring him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019m like falling asleep,\u201d he said about scanning the list. \u201cI didn\u2019t like any of them. Then I see \u2018Epic Fury.\u2019 I said, I like that name. I like that name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president frequently references the \u201cEpic Fury\u201d while discussing the war. In 2025, he ordered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/06\/21\/president-donald-trump-speaks-out-after-iran-bombings-says-there-will-be-peace-or-more-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strike on three nuclear enrichment plants<\/a> in Iran. The operation was named \u201cOperation Midnight Hammer.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <strong>Trump<\/strong> offered a confusing explanation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/10\/trump-offers-confusing-explanation-for-how-war-in-iran-is-both-very-complete-just-the-beginning-hours-before-extreme-new-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how the war was both \u201cvery complete\u201d and just beginning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/09\/trump-insults-fools-concerned-about-rising-gas-costs-amid-military-action-with-iran-small-price-to-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what he had to say to people concerned about rising gas costs<\/a> amid the military action.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/12\/trump-says-he-was-falling-asleep-during-key-iran-war-planning-meeting-heres-what-woke-him-back-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump recalled a key planning meeting for his ongoing war in Iran, saying that at one point he was \u201cfalling asleep\u201d during it. However, something came along that woke him back up. The 79-year-old president addressed a crowd of supporters in Hebron, Kentucky on Wednesday (March 11). 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