Trump backs New York Post editorial saying he is winning the Iran war

Trump shares a New York Post opinion piece urging him to stay the course as sanctions push Iranian inflation past 90% and oil moves through the Strait of Hormuz.

First Published: September 1, 2026, 9:24 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump amplified a New York Post editorial that argues his pressure campaign against Iran is succeeding and that Washington should hold firm.

The editorial says oil is flowing again through the Strait of Hormuz, meaning Tehran’s gambit of closing the waterway has failed, according to nypost. It says Iranian inflation was already running over 90% amid mass unemployment, leaving the regime increasingly unable to pay its regular army, according to nypost.

“Trump is winning the Iran war— stay the course,” the Post Editorial Board wrote in the piece Trump shared.

The development matters because the editorial ties military escorts and sanctions to prices Americans pay at the pump and to the survival of the Iranian government.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump is winning the Iran war— stay the course: https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/opinion/trump-is-winning-the-iran-war-stay-the-course/” on September 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 33rd message released today, and the last post was 5 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 72 of his 673 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.

Trump shared the piece by mentioning the source (see nypost). The editorial credits new economic moves led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and says pressure on Iran is intensifying, according to nypost. It reports that the United Arab Emirates, described as Iran’s largest trading partner, cut off all transactions with Tehran, including financial ones, according to nypost.

President Donald J. Trump amplified a New York Post editorial at Washington D.C.

Oil shipping through the Strait sits at the center of the argument. US escorts now keep oil moving steadily, with 200 ships a week transiting safely, up nearly 400% from two weeks earlier, according to nypost. That volume remains below pre-war levels but is high enough to keep oil prices manageable, though up from January’s level, according to nypost.

For the average US reader, the claims connect directly to household costs. Steadier tanker traffic through the Strait keeps global crude flowing and, per the editorial, helps hold pump prices in check even as they run higher than at the start of the year, according to nypost.

The editorial warns that Iran may attempt one more gambit. It cautions that Tehran could use missiles, drones and cyber capabilities in a large blitz in late October, before the Israeli and US elections, to create an air of crisis, according to nypost. The piece frames the moment as the final stages of a standoff and urges Washington not to blink, according to nypost.

The next decision rests with the Trump administration and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who the editorial says is preparing new US moves to pressure Iran’s economy, according to nypost. A date for those additional measures has not been announced.

Trump’s public claim of victory follows his broader return to power. He won the 2024 election by 1.5 percentage points, receiving 49.8% of the vote to Kamala Harris‘ 48.3%, according to pewresearch. He swept several battleground states to become the 47th president after serving as the 45th, according to bbc. That comeback set the stage for the foreign-policy posture the Post editorial now urges him to maintain.