President Donald Trump lashed out at the news media in a post to his Truth Social platform on Monday, accusing them of covering up how successful the Iran war is going.
This comes despite the fact that the Strait of Hormuz remains obstructed, Iran remains far apart from the United States in any talks to end the war, and the objectives of the United States remain unclear.
"I’m winning a War, BY A LOT, things are going very well, our Military has been amazing and, if you read the Fake News, like The Failing New York Times, the absolutely horrendous and disgusting Wall Street Journal, or the now almost defunct, fortunately, Washington Post, you would actually think we are losing the War," wrote Trump.
"The enemy is confused, because they get these same Media 'reports,' and yet they realize their Navy has been completely wiped out, their Air Force has gone onto darker runways, they have no Anti Missile or Anti Airplane Equipment, their former leaders are mostly gone (This has been, in addition to everything else, Regime Change!), and perhaps, most important of all, THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a 'DEAL,' is absolutely destroying Iran," Trump continued. "They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run."
"The Anti-America Fake News Media is rooting for Iran to win, but it’s not going to happen, because I’m in charge!" he added. "Just like these unpatriotic people used every ounce of their limited strength to fight me in the Election, they continue to do so with Iran. The result will be the same — It already is!"
Trump has continuously made false statements about the status of the war, including a recent claim that Iran had "agreed to everything" the United States demanded, including the surrender of uranium stockpiles.