President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he returns to the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. Iran is “much more in control” of the war being waged on it than Donald Trump , a military expert has warned. Sky News analyst Sean Bell said the US president’s latest rant about the progress of the conflict shows that it is “unravelling” for him. Bell, a former Air Vice-Marshall in the RAF, said he doubted whether “Iran is remotely listening to anything” that Trump says. The president posted a furious message on Truth Social on Thursday distancing himself from Israel’s decision to bomb the South Pars gas field in Iran , which then retaliated by attacking Qatar. He said: “NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar - In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before.” Speaking on Sky News, Bell said: “What’s actually happening here is that this is unravelling. On day one I watched a little video of Donald Trump declaring ‘we’ve already won’, because from a military perspective you’ve got a superpower that is America [that] completely flattens everything. “Iran is defenceless now, military jets are able to fly over the whole of Tehran and do what they like. “But of course, Iran still has some aces to play. It’s still got the leadership – it may be different, but it’s version 2.0 and it looks even more hardline and potentially more dangerous. “It’s got at least 70,000 Shahed drones locked away, it’s still got the proxies that are available to operate around the world, and it’s still got the ability to put its foot on the throat of the Strait of Hormuz. “It seems to me that Iran is much more in control of this than Donald Trump is.” 'Iran still has some aces to play...It seems to me that they are much more in control of this than Trump is' Sean Bell joins @SophyRidgeSky and @KamaliMelbourne to chat about the U.S. president's threats to Tehran with massive retaliation if it attacks Qatar again pic.twitter.com/wThNrT9WQI — Ridge & Frost (@RidgeandFrost) March 19, 2026 His comments echo those of broadcaster and former Trump supporter Piers Morgan , who said Trump “is losing control” of the war. Related... Piers Morgan Says Donald Trump 'Is Losing Control' Of Iran War After Israeli Attack On Gas Field Former UK Prime Minister Condemns Donald Trump's Handling Of Iran War Why An Israeli Attack On An Iranian Gas Field Is Such A Big Deal