Thanks for the posting the link confirming that the statement is indeed false. You might consider posting Trump’s rebuttal as a separate thread since this false statement is all over the internet misleading many (including me). Here is the rebuttal by Trump:
“The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows. The false Statement was linked to a Fake News site (from Nigeria) and, of course, immediately picked up by CNN, and blared out as a “legitimate” headline. The Official Statement by Iran was just released, and posted on TRUTH, below. Authorities are looking to determine whether or not a crime was committed on the issuance of the Fake CNN World Statement, or was it a sick rogue player? CNN is being ordered to immediately withdraw this Statement with full apologies for their, as usual, terrible “reporting.” Results of the investigation will be announced in the near future. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
It is outrageous and sad that USA media is so against success for our own military.