Read top to bottom: each phase shows the position at that point in time, and each turning point explains the shift from the previous phase to the next one.
Posts analyzed694
Phases16
Turning points8
Coverage2011–2026
Over fifteen years (2011-2026), Trump's position on Iran remained ideologically consistent at its core — Iran as an existential threat, an illegitimate regime, an obstacle to Middle Eastern stability — but underwent radical transformations in communicative register and strategic approach. From an outside critic of Obama (2011-2016), to the president who enacted Maximum Pressure and withdrew from the JCPOA (2017-2020), to direct military escalation including strikes on nuclear sites (2025-2026), culminating in a ceasefire and diplomatic opening framed around regime change. Iran was used systematically as a tool to attack Democrats, as a benchmark for Trump's self-proclaimed superior dealmaking ability, and ultimately as a stage for his personal victory narrative.
Phase 012011-2012
hawkish observer
Iran as a nuclear and regional threat that the Obama administration is too weak to confront. The topic is used as indirect political criticism.
Trump, still a non-political public figure, frames Iran as an immediate nuclear danger requiring strong action ('by any and all means necessary'). He criticizes Obama's lack of resolve and links Iran to Iraqi oil and American weakness. The tone is that of an outside commentator who knows better than those in power. Vocabulary is military and deterrence-focused.
Trump, still a non-political public figure, frames Iran as an immediate nuclear danger requiring strong action ('by any and all means necessary'). He criticizes Obama's lack of resolve and links Iran to Iraqi oil and American weakness. The tone is that of an outside commentator who knows better than those in power. Vocabulary is military and deterrence-focused.
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After2013-2014
With nuclear negotiations underway, Trump focuses on criticizing American negotiating technique. He uses business language ('great deal', 'desperate', 'strengthen sanctions'). He openly criticizes Kerry and cites Netanyahu as an authoritative voice. The throughline is: don't sign now, increase pressure, you will get more. The detained Christian pastor introduces the humanitarian/hostage angle that will recur throughout.
Iran as a negotiating partner to be dealt with from a position of strength. Obama is portrayed as an incompetent and desperate negotiator. Trump presents himself as a master dealmaker. The Iran-Iraq-oil triad becomes a recurring refrain.
With nuclear negotiations underway, Trump focuses on criticizing American negotiating technique. He uses business language ('great deal', 'desperate', 'strengthen sanctions'). He openly criticizes Kerry and cites Netanyahu as an authoritative voice. The throughline is: don't sign now, increase pressure, you will get more. The detained Christian pastor introduces the humanitarian/hostage angle that will recur throughout.
With nuclear negotiations underway, Trump focuses on criticizing American negotiating technique. He uses business language ('great deal', 'desperate', 'strengthen sanctions'). He openly criticizes Kerry and cites Netanyahu as an authoritative voice. The throughline is: don't sign now, increase pressure, you will get more. The detained Christian pastor introduces the humanitarian/hostage angle that will recur throughout.
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After2015-2016
As the JCPOA approached and was signed (July 2015), Trump sharply increased posting frequency and intensity. Vocabulary radicalized: 'terrible deal', 'stupid', 'laughing stock'. He physically attended the anti-deal rally in Washington. He criticized Republicans for not blocking the deal. Iran was inserted into a broader narrative of American foreign policy failure. The $150 billion figure and the $400 million in cash became fixed refrains.
Obama's Iran deal as a 'disaster', 'humiliation', 'deal of weakness'. The topic is actively used in the presidential campaign as a symbol of Democratic incompetence. Iran appears on lists of 'Hillary's failures' and as proof of American weakness on the world stage.
As the JCPOA approached and was signed (July 2015), Trump sharply increased posting frequency and intensity. Vocabulary radicalized: 'terrible deal', 'stupid', 'laughing stock'. He physically attended the anti-deal rally in Washington. He criticized Republicans for not blocking the deal. Iran was inserted into a broader narrative of American foreign policy failure. The $150 billion figure and the $400 million in cash became fixed refrains.
With the nuclear deal imminent and then signed in July 2015, Trump sharply increased posting frequency and intensity. He ceased being an outside commentator and became an anti-deal activist, physically attending the protest rally in Washington.
Before2013-2014
With nuclear negotiations underway, Trump focuses on criticizing American negotiating technique. He uses business language ('great deal', 'desperate', 'strengthen sanctions'). He openly criticizes Kerry and cites Netanyahu as an authoritative voice. The throughline is: don't sign now, increase pressure, you will get more. The detained Christian pastor introduces the humanitarian/hostage angle that will recur throughout.
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After2015-2016
As the JCPOA approached and was signed (July 2015), Trump sharply increased posting frequency and intensity. Vocabulary radicalized: 'terrible deal', 'stupid', 'laughing stock'. He physically attended the anti-deal rally in Washington. He criticized Republicans for not blocking the deal. Iran was inserted into a broader narrative of American foreign policy failure. The $150 billion figure and the $400 million in cash became fixed refrains.
As the JCPOA approached and was signed (July 2015), Trump sharply increased posting frequency and intensity. Vocabulary radicalized: 'terrible deal', 'stupid', 'laughing stock'. He physically attended the anti-deal rally in Washington. He criticized Republicans for not blocking the deal. Iran was inserted into a broader narrative of American foreign policy failure. The $150 billion figure and the $400 million in cash became fixed refrains.
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After2017
As president, Trump does not attack Iran militarily but consolidates the narrative: the JCPOA was a catastrophe that refinanced the regime. Iranian threats to neighbors, ballistic missile tests, and Houthi support are all used to justify the upcoming withdrawal. A post linking North Korea and Iran as informal allies introduces a new frame. Low posting density: a context-building phase.
Iran as a regime strengthened by Obama that must now be contained. The frame of 'Iran on its last legs before the deal' emerges. Trump begins using the topic to delegitimize internal opponents (Corker). Language becomes more presidential but retains aggression.
As president, Trump does not attack Iran militarily but consolidates the narrative: the JCPOA was a catastrophe that refinanced the regime. Iranian threats to neighbors, ballistic missile tests, and Houthi support are all used to justify the upcoming withdrawal. A post linking North Korea and Iran as informal allies introduces a new frame. Low posting density: a context-building phase.
As president, Trump does not attack Iran militarily but consolidates the narrative: the JCPOA was a catastrophe that refinanced the regime. Iranian threats to neighbors, ballistic missile tests, and Houthi support are all used to justify the upcoming withdrawal. A post linking North Korea and Iran as informal allies introduces a new frame. Low posting density: a context-building phase.
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After2018
May 2018 marks the formal turning point: withdrawal from the JCPOA. Trump frames the action as liberation of the Iranian people and defense of Israel. Vocabulary becomes more geopolitical: sanctions, Saudi oil, regional destabilization. The 'strength' frame replaces the 'criticism' frame: no longer 'Obama is wrong' but 'I am fixing what needed to be fixed'.
JCPOA withdrawal as an act of historical correction. Iran as a terrorist state to be 'choked off'. Maximum Pressure presented as a superior alternative to the deal. Obama as the primary scapegoat. Kerry is attacked for continuing 'shadow diplomacy'.
May 2018 marks the formal turning point: withdrawal from the JCPOA. Trump frames the action as liberation of the Iranian people and defense of Israel. Vocabulary becomes more geopolitical: sanctions, Saudi oil, regional destabilization. The 'strength' frame replaces the 'criticism' frame: no longer 'Obama is wrong' but 'I am fixing what needed to be fixed'.
Formal JCPOA withdrawal. The May 8, 2018 White House post inaugurates the Maximum Pressure phase as state policy, no longer merely a personal position. The frame shifts from 'Obama is wrong' to 'I am correcting this'.
Before2017
As president, Trump does not attack Iran militarily but consolidates the narrative: the JCPOA was a catastrophe that refinanced the regime. Iranian threats to neighbors, ballistic missile tests, and Houthi support are all used to justify the upcoming withdrawal. A post linking North Korea and Iran as informal allies introduces a new frame. Low posting density: a context-building phase.
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After2018
May 2018 marks the formal turning point: withdrawal from the JCPOA. Trump frames the action as liberation of the Iranian people and defense of Israel. Vocabulary becomes more geopolitical: sanctions, Saudi oil, regional destabilization. The 'strength' frame replaces the 'criticism' frame: no longer 'Obama is wrong' but 'I am fixing what needed to be fixed'.
May 2018 marks the formal turning point: withdrawal from the JCPOA. Trump frames the action as liberation of the Iranian people and defense of Israel. Vocabulary becomes more geopolitical: sanctions, Saudi oil, regional destabilization. The 'strength' frame replaces the 'criticism' frame: no longer 'Obama is wrong' but 'I am fixing what needed to be fixed'.
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After2019
The richest and most contradictory year. Trump alternates explicit threats with offers of unconditional talks. After the near-shootdown of a US drone (June 2019), he almost ordered strikes then pulled back — this ambiguity surfaces in the posts. The dominant frame is that of the 'great negotiator who doesn't want war but is ready for anything'. High density of tactical rhetoric.
Iran under maximum pressure but with the door open to negotiation. Oscillation between war-like tones ('be careful with the threats') and signals of dialogue readiness ('sanctions come off... they become productive'). The hostage issue returns as a negotiating lever.
The richest and most contradictory year. Trump alternates explicit threats with offers of unconditional talks. After the near-shootdown of a US drone (June 2019), he almost ordered strikes then pulled back — this ambiguity surfaces in the posts. The dominant frame is that of the 'great negotiator who doesn't want war but is ready for anything'. High density of tactical rhetoric.
The richest and most contradictory year. Trump alternates explicit threats with offers of unconditional talks. After the near-shootdown of a US drone (June 2019), he almost ordered strikes then pulled back — this ambiguity surfaces in the posts. The dominant frame is that of the 'great negotiator who doesn't want war but is ready for anything'. High density of tactical rhetoric.
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After2020
The killing of Soleimani (January 3, 2020) transforms posts into real-time war dispatches. Trump notifies Congress via Twitter. When Iran responds with missiles on Iraqi bases, the 'All is well!' message is almost comic in its simplicity. The regime-vs-people dichotomy becomes fully established here. High density, high strategic significance.
January 2020 is the hottest moment: Soleimani's killing, Iranian missile retaliation, war risk. Trump manages the narrative publicly with near-real-time posts. First a war frame ('we will strike back'), then de-escalation ('all is well'), then support for the Iranian people against the regime.
The killing of Soleimani (January 3, 2020) transforms posts into real-time war dispatches. Trump notifies Congress via Twitter. When Iran responds with missiles on Iraqi bases, the 'All is well!' message is almost comic in its simplicity. The regime-vs-people dichotomy becomes fully established here. High density, high strategic significance.
The Soleimani killing is the first direct kinetic act against Iran. Posts become real-time war dispatches. The tone shifts radically: no longer sanctions and diplomacy, but active military deterrence.
Before2019
The richest and most contradictory year. Trump alternates explicit threats with offers of unconditional talks. After the near-shootdown of a US drone (June 2019), he almost ordered strikes then pulled back — this ambiguity surfaces in the posts. The dominant frame is that of the 'great negotiator who doesn't want war but is ready for anything'. High density of tactical rhetoric.
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After2020
The killing of Soleimani (January 3, 2020) transforms posts into real-time war dispatches. Trump notifies Congress via Twitter. When Iran responds with missiles on Iraqi bases, the 'All is well!' message is almost comic in its simplicity. The regime-vs-people dichotomy becomes fully established here. High density, high strategic significance.
The killing of Soleimani (January 3, 2020) transforms posts into real-time war dispatches. Trump notifies Congress via Twitter. When Iran responds with missiles on Iraqi bases, the 'All is well!' message is almost comic in its simplicity. The regime-vs-people dichotomy becomes fully established here. High density, high strategic significance.
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After2021-2022
Dataset is very sparse. 2021 is entirely missing (likely due to the Twitter ban post-January 6). The few 2022 posts on Truth Social use Iran as a peripheral topic (elections, censorship, Twitter files). Low confidence for this phase.
Iran used almost exclusively to criticize Biden and Democrats. Very few posts. Trump is no longer president. The Iran topic is evoked as an example of what worked before and no longer does. Near-complete silence (only 4 posts in 2022, 2021 absent entirely).
Dataset is very sparse. 2021 is entirely missing (likely due to the Twitter ban post-January 6). The few 2022 posts on Truth Social use Iran as a peripheral topic (elections, censorship, Twitter files). Low confidence for this phase.
Dataset is very sparse. 2021 is entirely missing (likely due to the Twitter ban post-January 6). The few 2022 posts on Truth Social use Iran as a peripheral topic (elections, censorship, Twitter files). Low confidence for this phase.
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After2023
The October 7 attack reignites the topic forcefully. Trump shares links to op-eds confirming his narrative (Iran emboldened by Biden, JCPOA withdrawal as a success). He produces few original substantive posts but amplifies aligned voices. Iran returns as a political weapon against Biden and Harris in the 2024 race.
Iran used as a mirror to validate his own presidency. The October 7, 2023 Hamas attack becomes an opportunity to argue: 'This would never have happened under me — Biden let Iran and Hamas out of the cage.' Frame of legacy and the counterfactual.
The October 7 attack reignites the topic forcefully. Trump shares links to op-eds confirming his narrative (Iran emboldened by Biden, JCPOA withdrawal as a success). He produces few original substantive posts but amplifies aligned voices. Iran returns as a political weapon against Biden and Harris in the 2024 race.
The October 7 attack reignites the topic forcefully. Trump shares links to op-eds confirming his narrative (Iran emboldened by Biden, JCPOA withdrawal as a success). He produces few original substantive posts but amplifies aligned voices. Iran returns as a political weapon against Biden and Harris in the 2024 race.
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After2024
Electoral year: Iran is cited almost exclusively in electoral terms. The all-caps posts listing countries that 'invaded no one' under Trump appear at least twice identically. Accusations of Iranian interference in the Harris campaign become a standalone sub-topic. Medium confidence given the degree of electoral instrumentalization over substantive policy content.
Iran as total electoral ammunition. 'RUSSIA NEVER INVADED UKRAINE UNDER TRUMP! IRAN NEVER INVADED ISRAEL UNDER TRUMP!' becomes a verbatim mantra. Accusations of Iran-Harris collusion following FBI revelations about hacking. Iran is used to construct the narrative of his own indispensability.
Electoral year: Iran is cited almost exclusively in electoral terms. The all-caps posts listing countries that 'invaded no one' under Trump appear at least twice identically. Accusations of Iranian interference in the Harris campaign become a standalone sub-topic. Medium confidence given the degree of electoral instrumentalization over substantive policy content.
Electoral year: Iran is cited almost exclusively in electoral terms. The all-caps posts listing countries that 'invaded no one' under Trump appear at least twice identically. Accusations of Iranian interference in the Harris campaign become a standalone sub-topic. Medium confidence given the degree of electoral instrumentalization over substantive policy content.
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After2025-Jan/May
In the early months of his second term, Trump offers Iran a diplomatic exit while increasing indirect military pressure (Houthis, Hormuz). The tone is that of a stern father giving a last chance. The February 5, 2025 post ('I want Iran to be a great and successful Country') represents the maximum point of diplomatic openness, subsequently contradicted by the 60-day ultimatum and the June military strikes.
Back as president, Trump resumes the ultimatum-with-diplomatic-window frame. 'I want Iran to be a great Country, but without nuclear weapons.' A 60-day ultimatum is issued. Pressure on Houthis as proxy leverage. Iran is treated as a recalcitrant but not wholly irredeemable interlocutor.
In the early months of his second term, Trump offers Iran a diplomatic exit while increasing indirect military pressure (Houthis, Hormuz). The tone is that of a stern father giving a last chance. The February 5, 2025 post ('I want Iran to be a great and successful Country') represents the maximum point of diplomatic openness, subsequently contradicted by the 60-day ultimatum and the June military strikes.
The June 13 post ('Today is day 61. I told them what to do') marks the expiry of the ultimatum. Within fewer than 10 days Trump announces strikes on nuclear sites. This is the turning point from deterrence strategy to massive military action.
Before2024
Electoral year: Iran is cited almost exclusively in electoral terms. The all-caps posts listing countries that 'invaded no one' under Trump appear at least twice identically. Accusations of Iranian interference in the Harris campaign become a standalone sub-topic. Medium confidence given the degree of electoral instrumentalization over substantive policy content.
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After2025-Jan/May
In the early months of his second term, Trump offers Iran a diplomatic exit while increasing indirect military pressure (Houthis, Hormuz). The tone is that of a stern father giving a last chance. The February 5, 2025 post ('I want Iran to be a great and successful Country') represents the maximum point of diplomatic openness, subsequently contradicted by the 60-day ultimatum and the June military strikes.
Within 48 hours Trump moves from announcing strikes ('obliteration') to announcing the ceasefire with both Israel and Iran. The frame reverses entirely: from war to historic peace, with Trump as the triumphant mediator.
Before2024
Electoral year: Iran is cited almost exclusively in electoral terms. The all-caps posts listing countries that 'invaded no one' under Trump appear at least twice identically. Accusations of Iranian interference in the Harris campaign become a standalone sub-topic. Medium confidence given the degree of electoral instrumentalization over substantive policy content.
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After2025-Jan/May
In the early months of his second term, Trump offers Iran a diplomatic exit while increasing indirect military pressure (Houthis, Hormuz). The tone is that of a stern father giving a last chance. The February 5, 2025 post ('I want Iran to be a great and successful Country') represents the maximum point of diplomatic openness, subsequently contradicted by the 60-day ultimatum and the June military strikes.
In the early months of his second term, Trump offers Iran a diplomatic exit while increasing indirect military pressure (Houthis, Hormuz). The tone is that of a stern father giving a last chance. The February 5, 2025 post ('I want Iran to be a great and successful Country') represents the maximum point of diplomatic openness, subsequently contradicted by the 60-day ultimatum and the June military strikes.
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After2025-June
June 2025 is the military climax of the second term. Trump personally announces the strikes, describes the obliteration of nuclear sites, threatens massive retaliation ('FAR GREATER'), then within days announces the ceasefire, with both Israel and Iran coming to him 'almost simultaneously' asking for peace. The 'dealmaker who wins wars by fighting them' frame reaches completion here.
Strikes on nuclear sites (Fordow, Natanz, Esfahan) as 'mission accomplished'. Then, almost simultaneously: ceasefire and a peace narrative. A paradoxical frame: 'We destroyed everything and now there is peace — thanks to me.' Destruction is presented as the precondition for peace, not as a diplomatic failure.
June 2025 is the military climax of the second term. Trump personally announces the strikes, describes the obliteration of nuclear sites, threatens massive retaliation ('FAR GREATER'), then within days announces the ceasefire, with both Israel and Iran coming to him 'almost simultaneously' asking for peace. The 'dealmaker who wins wars by fighting them' frame reaches completion here.
June 2025 is the military climax of the second term. Trump personally announces the strikes, describes the obliteration of nuclear sites, threatens massive retaliation ('FAR GREATER'), then within days announces the ceasefire, with both Israel and Iran coming to him 'almost simultaneously' asking for peace. The 'dealmaker who wins wars by fighting them' frame reaches completion here.
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After2025-Jul/Dec
After the June ceasefire, Iran-related posts become primarily defensive against media criticism and celebratory of the victory. Third-party citations (Stone, Levin, Fox News) list the 'peaces achieved'. The dataset shows reduced frequency but increased self-referentiality.
Iran as a historic victory to be defended against Fake News. Trump seeks a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. He builds the 'peace through strength' narrative as a proven doctrine. Little substantively new content on Iran.
After the June ceasefire, Iran-related posts become primarily defensive against media criticism and celebratory of the victory. Third-party citations (Stone, Levin, Fox News) list the 'peaces achieved'. The dataset shows reduced frequency but increased self-referentiality.
After the June ceasefire, Iran-related posts become primarily defensive against media criticism and celebratory of the victory. Third-party citations (Stone, Levin, Fox News) list the 'peaces achieved'. The dataset shows reduced frequency but increased self-referentiality.
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After2026-Jan/Feb
January–February 2026: protests in Iran bring Trump back into the 'liberator' frame. The cancellation of mass hangings is greeted with public gratitude. Then escalation: tariffs, armada, death of Khamenei (February 2026) celebrated as justice. The ground is laid for a new military operation. Vocabulary returns to the military and ultimatum register.
Protests in Iran reopen the topic. Trump positions himself as defender of the Iranian people ('locked and loaded'). Then introduces 25% tariffs on countries trading with Iran. Then deploys an armada. The frame oscillates between 'I want Iran to be free' and 'I am ready to destroy them again'.
January–February 2026: protests in Iran bring Trump back into the 'liberator' frame. The cancellation of mass hangings is greeted with public gratitude. Then escalation: tariffs, armada, death of Khamenei (February 2026) celebrated as justice. The ground is laid for a new military operation. Vocabulary returns to the military and ultimatum register.
Khamenei's death (February 28, 2026) reopens the conflict. Trump celebrates it as 'justice' and relaunches the war narrative. 'Operation Epic Fury' follows in March. The 2025 ceasefire had not closed the chapter.
Before2025-Jul/Dec
After the June ceasefire, Iran-related posts become primarily defensive against media criticism and celebratory of the victory. Third-party citations (Stone, Levin, Fox News) list the 'peaces achieved'. The dataset shows reduced frequency but increased self-referentiality.
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After2026-Jan/Feb
January–February 2026: protests in Iran bring Trump back into the 'liberator' frame. The cancellation of mass hangings is greeted with public gratitude. Then escalation: tariffs, armada, death of Khamenei (February 2026) celebrated as justice. The ground is laid for a new military operation. Vocabulary returns to the military and ultimatum register.
After weeks of 'unconditional surrender only', Trump announces in all-caps 'very good and productive conversations' with Iran. The war frame gives way to the negotiation frame. The 'new regime' Iran is suddenly treated as a legitimate interlocutor.
Before2025-Jul/Dec
After the June ceasefire, Iran-related posts become primarily defensive against media criticism and celebratory of the victory. Third-party citations (Stone, Levin, Fox News) list the 'peaces achieved'. The dataset shows reduced frequency but increased self-referentiality.
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After2026-Jan/Feb
January–February 2026: protests in Iran bring Trump back into the 'liberator' frame. The cancellation of mass hangings is greeted with public gratitude. Then escalation: tariffs, armada, death of Khamenei (February 2026) celebrated as justice. The ground is laid for a new military operation. Vocabulary returns to the military and ultimatum register.
The April 8 posts mark the final transition: ceasefire, cooperation on non-proliferation, sanctions relief, vision of the 'Golden Age of the Middle East'. The absolute enemy of March becomes the partner of April in under three weeks.
Before2025-Jul/Dec
After the June ceasefire, Iran-related posts become primarily defensive against media criticism and celebratory of the victory. Third-party citations (Stone, Levin, Fox News) list the 'peaces achieved'. The dataset shows reduced frequency but increased self-referentiality.
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After2026-Jan/Feb
January–February 2026: protests in Iran bring Trump back into the 'liberator' frame. The cancellation of mass hangings is greeted with public gratitude. Then escalation: tariffs, armada, death of Khamenei (February 2026) celebrated as justice. The ground is laid for a new military operation. Vocabulary returns to the military and ultimatum register.
January–February 2026: protests in Iran bring Trump back into the 'liberator' frame. The cancellation of mass hangings is greeted with public gratitude. Then escalation: tariffs, armada, death of Khamenei (February 2026) celebrated as justice. The ground is laid for a new military operation. Vocabulary returns to the military and ultimatum register.
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After2026-March
March 2026 is the absolute peak of the conflict in the posts. Trump personally describes military operations, threatens power plants and bridges, rejects Iranian ceasefire requests with 'Too Late!', then announces negotiations with the 'new regime'. Vocabulary is that of a war communiqué: 'obliterated', 'decimated', 'unconditional surrender'. The shift toward talks begins at month's end.
Operation 'Epic Fury'. Systematic destruction of navy, air force, Kharg Island, nuclear sites. Demand for unconditional surrender. Criticism of NATO and European allies who do not participate. The frame is one of total war legitimized by the anti-nuclear and anti-terrorism objectives.
March 2026 is the absolute peak of the conflict in the posts. Trump personally describes military operations, threatens power plants and bridges, rejects Iranian ceasefire requests with 'Too Late!', then announces negotiations with the 'new regime'. Vocabulary is that of a war communiqué: 'obliterated', 'decimated', 'unconditional surrender'. The shift toward talks begins at month's end.
March 2026 is the absolute peak of the conflict in the posts. Trump personally describes military operations, threatens power plants and bridges, rejects Iranian ceasefire requests with 'Too Late!', then announces negotiations with the 'new regime'. Vocabulary is that of a war communiqué: 'obliterated', 'decimated', 'unconditional surrender'. The shift toward talks begins at month's end.
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After2026-April (1-8)
Within days: ceasefire, announcement of joint US-Iran work on non-proliferation, sanctions and tariffs as diplomatic levers, 50% tariffs on anyone arming Iran. The April 8 post is almost utopian: 'Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process.' The absolute enemy of March has become the potential partner of April. An extreme communicative transition.
Definitive ceasefire, regime change accomplished, opening toward reconstruction. The new-regime Iran becomes almost a partner. Trump presents himself as the architect of peace and future Middle Eastern prosperity. The final frame is the 'Golden Age of the Middle East'.
Within days: ceasefire, announcement of joint US-Iran work on non-proliferation, sanctions and tariffs as diplomatic levers, 50% tariffs on anyone arming Iran. The April 8 post is almost utopian: 'Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process.' The absolute enemy of March has become the potential partner of April. An extreme communicative transition.
The Failing New York Times, FAKE NEWS CNN, and others, just don’t know what to do. They are desperately looking for a reason to criticize President Donald J. Trump on the Iran situation, but just can’t find it. Why don’t they just say, at the right time, JOB WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT, and start to gain back their credibility???
THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS AND FULL PASSAGE, BUT THE NAVAL BLOCKADE WILL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS IT PERTAINS TO IRAN, ONLY, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS OUR TRANSACTION WITH IRAN IS 100% COMPLETE. THIS PROCESS SHOULD GO VERY QUICKLY IN THAT MOST OF THE POINTS ARE ALREADY NEGOTIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J.TRUMP
Italy wasn’t there for us, we won’t be there for them! President DONALD J. TRUMP\n https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/mar /31/italy-denies-sicily-airbase-us-planes-carrying-weapons-iran-war
JEROME STARKEY: If hot air was a weapon Starmer would have rearmed Britain – but words don’t win wars:\n https://www. thesun.co.uk/news/38819687/sta rmer-words-dont-win-wars-iran-russia-jerome-starkey/
China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. President Xi will give me a big, fat, hug when I get there in a few weeks. We are working together smartly, and very well! Doesn’t that beat fighting??? BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting, if we have to - far better than anyone else!!! President DJT
Chokehold: Iran could run out of oil storage with Trump blockade, wreaking havoc with its economy: https:// justthenews.com/politics-polic y/energy/strait-hormuz-blockaded-globe-has-limited-options-address-energy-shortfall
Will someone please tell Pope Leo that Iran has killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protesters in the last two months, and that for Iran to have a Nuclear Bomb is absolutely unacceptable. Thank you for your attention to this matter. AMERICA IS BACK!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP
I am working very hard with our Great Speaker, Mike Johnson, along with Chairman Jim Jordan and Chairman Rick Crawford, to get a clean extension of FISA 702 through the House of Representatives this week. I am asking Republicans to UNIFY, and vote together on the test vote to bring a clean Bill to the floor. We need to stick together when this Bill comes before the House Rules Committee today to keep it CLEAN! \nI was a victim of the worst and most illegal abuse of FISA in our Nation’s History, by Radical Left Lunatics, who lied to the FISA Court to spy on my 2016 Presidential Campaign in their attempt to RIG the Election in favor of Crooked Hillary Clinton. Their use of this instrument in the 2020 Presidential Election was even worse! When the Dirty Cop, James Comey, the failed Head of the FBI, went after me, he was using FISA Title I, the Domestic Collection, not FISA 702, the Foreign Collection, which needs to be extended today. While parts of FISA were illegally and unfortunately used against me in the Democrats’ disgraceful Witch Hunt and Attack in the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA Hoax, and perhaps would be used against me in the future, I am willing to risk that as a Citizen in order to do what is right for our Country. Our Military desperately needs FISA 702, and it is one of the reasons we have had such tremendous SUCCESS on the battlefield, both in Venezuela and Iran. Since the first day of my already Historic Second Term, my Administration has worked tirelessly to ensure these FISA Reforms are being aggressively executed at every level of the Executive Branch to keep Americans safe, while protecting our sacred Civil Liberties guaranteed by our Great Constitution. With the ongoing successful Military activities against the Terrorist Iranian Regime, it is more important than ever that we remain vigilant, PROTECT our Homeland, Troops, and Diplomats stationed abroad, and maintain our ability to quickly stop bad actors seeking to cause harm to our People and our Country. The fact is, whether you like FISA or not, it is extremely important to our Military. I have spoken to many Generals about this, and they consider it VITAL. Not one said, even tacitly, that they can do without it — especially right now with our brilliant Military Operation in Iran. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
For those people that still read The Failing New York Times and, despite the fact that Iran has been totally OBLITERATED, Militarily, and otherwise, you would think that Iran is actually winning or, at the very least, doing quite well — But that’s not true, and The New York Times knows that it’s FAKE NEWS! When does this Corrupt Media Outlet apologize for their LIES and horrible actions against me, my supporters, and our Country itself! HAVE THEY NO SHAME? HAVE THEY NO SENSE OF DECENCY? President DONALD J. TRUMP
Iran’s Navy is laying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal. P.S. 98.2% of Drugs coming into the U.S. by Ocean or Sea have STOPPED! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT
Trump brilliantly calls Iran’s bluff — with his own Strait of Hormuz blockade: https:// nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/ trump-brilliantly-calls-irans-bluff-with-his-own-strait-of-hormuz-blockade/
The Trump card the president holds if Iran won’t bend: a naval blockade: https:// justthenews.com/government/sec urity/trump-card-president-holds-if-iran-wont-bend-naval-blockade
Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart. I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t! I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History. Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested. Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church! President DONALD J. TRUMP
RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116392448970133700 Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and Countries throughout the World. They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their “mine droppers,” have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and what’s left of their “Leaders,” but we are beyond all of that. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is incomprehensible.\n \nThe meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS! In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don’t matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people. My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran’s Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn’t matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!
So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an “ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT” basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, “There may be a mine out there somewhere,” that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL! Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khamenei, and most of their “Leaders,” are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully “LOCKED AND LOADED,” and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP
RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/116391828823240211 Iran promised to open the Strait of Hormuz, and they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation, and pain to many people and Countries throughout the World. They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their “mine droppers,” have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance? There is great dishonor and permanent harm to the reputation of Iran, and what’s left of their “Leaders,” but we are beyond all of that. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this INTERNATIONAL WATERWAY OPEN AND FAST! Every Law in the book is being violated by them. I have been fully debriefed by Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, on the meeting that took place in Islamabad through the kind and very competent leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan. They are very extraordinary men, and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous War with India. I always appreciate hearing that — The amount of Humanity spoken of is incomprehensible.\n \nThe meeting with Iran began early in the morning, and lasted throughout the night — Close to 20 hours. I could go into great detail, and talk about much that has been gotten but, there is only one thing that matters — IRAN IS UNWILLING TO GIVE UP ITS NUCLEAR AMBITIONS! In many ways, the points that were agreed to are better than us continuing our Military Operations to conclusion, but all of those points don’t matter compared to allowing Nuclear Power to be in the hands of such volatile, difficult, unpredictable people. My three Representatives, as all of this time went by, became, not surprisingly, very friendly and respectful of Iran’s Representatives, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Abbas Araghchi, and Ali Bagheri, but that doesn’t matter because they were very unyielding as to the single most important issue and, as I have always said, right from the beginning, and many years ago, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!