President Donald Trump on Friday again insisted that a “diminished” Iran is “finished” and will receive no U.S. money after the two sides agreed 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. “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 Dumocrats 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 remarks came days after the United States and Iran reached a framework agreement designed 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. Hours after Trump’s posts, the New York Post reported Iran had again closed the strait. The president has repeatedly argued that U.S. military operations achieved their objectives by severely degrading Iran’s military capabilities and forcing Tehran back to the negotiating table.

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