President Donald Trump published a defensive post early Monday rejecting claims of failure against Iran, asserting that the Iranian military is destroyed, the economy is shattered, and the Strait of Hormuz is open — calling the New York Times' skepticism wrong. The statement follows a Times analysis that questioned the administration's achievements.
President Donald Trump fired a combative post early Monday after the New York Times published an analysis questioning the effectiveness of his administration's campaign against Iran. In the statement, Trump claimed that nearly four months of military operations have left Iran's army, navy, air force, and leadership destroyed. He touted the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz — a key outcome of the campaign — and declared the Iranian economy 'broken' with 250% inflation.
Trump singled out the New York Times for what he called daring to doubt his achievements. The response comes as a series of media reports, including from the Washington Post, have characterized the outcome as a limited compromise that fell short of earlier administration promises to dismantle the regime. As The Zioneer reported, the president has previously claimed Iran requested a halt to U.S. strikes, a denial Tehran has dismissed as a 'complete lie.'
The post did not address the status of ongoing U.S. military operations. The White House has not issued additional statements on the matter. The Iranian regime has not officially responded to Trump's latest assertion.
2 developments
- StrongTrump: Iran's military is a total mess — 'the bully of the Middle East is dead'
- DevelopingTrump attacks New York Times as 'failing and corrupt,' vows to add its Iran reporting to his lawsuit
- ConfirmedTrump claims Iran asked him to stop bombing, Pentagon denies any US warship hit
- StrongTrump defends Iran stance: critics are 'fanatics, bad people, or stupid'
Source and signal
- Internal intake