Trump Insists That Iran is “Finished” and Will Not Get Any US Money

Articles | June 19, 2026 | by Catholics for Catholics

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He bashed Democrats, saying Iran’s capabilities have been drastically reduced.

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On Friday, President Donald Trump pressed again that a “diminished” Iran is “finished” and will get no U.S. money after the two sides consented to a memorandum of understanding.             

In a pair of posts on Truth Social, Trump dismissed Democrat criticism of his administration’s military campaign against Iran and argued that Tehran emerged from the conflict significantly weakened, according to a story by Newsmax.

“The War has diminished Iran!” Trump wrote. “It doesn’t, any longer, have an Air Force, a Navy, Antiaircraft Equipment, Radar, or practically anything else, and yet the Democrats say that Iran is better off now than it was four months ago.

“Can you imagine getting away with that??? How stupid can some people be???”

Trump’s comments came days after the United States and Iran settled upon a framework agreement created to end months of hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes.

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"How stupid can some people be???"

"We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did. They are FINISHED! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not… pic.twitter.com/70ZuYDCU0s

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 19, 2026

Hours after Trump’s posts, the New York Post reported Iran had again closed the strait.

Still, Trump has again and again contended that U.S. military operations completed their goals by massively reducing Iran’s military resources and forcing Tehran back to the negotiating table.

Trump lashed out at the critics, who say his administration was eager to reach a deal with Iran.

The critics have doubted whether the war created lasting strategic gains and maintain that diplomacy could have achieved similar results without the costs of military action.

But Trump has spurned those criticisms, saying that the conflict left Iran in a far weaker position than before the fighting began.

“We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did,” Trump wrote on another Truth Social post. “They are FINISHED! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!”