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Trump rips NY Times as corrupt cowards – for reporting the same thing everyone else is about the Iran war

Trump’s media attacks reveal his frustration with critical coverage of Iran and his presidency

By Howard Kurtz Fox News

Published June 24, 2026 3:00am EDT

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It’s worth taking a closer look at President Trump’s diatribe against The New York Times.

The story by reporter Neil MacFarquhar is not unlike 500 other stories you’ve read, making the same point: 

What did the so-called "deal" with Iran–running a page and a half – actually accomplish compared to Trump’s original goals for the war?

"Neither the war nor the agreement ended what U.S. and Israeli officials regard as the main threats emanating from Iran. The country’s nuclear program, while heavily damaged, was not eliminated — its fate punted to future negotiation."

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A composite image shows President Donald Trump alongside an Iranian flag and a missile launch.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"I think it’s better that it go to American farmers than the Iranian terrorist regime," said conservative Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen, who has a personal relationship with Trump but has broken with him on this issue.

Hell, Republican senators are saying this out loud. 

They are especially steamed that not only does Trump plan to unfreeze $300 billion in Iranian assets, he has just waived oil sanctions on the Iranians for 60 days, enabling them to earn about $10 billion by selling oil on the open market.

By the way, while JD Vance has claimed a breakthrough in nuclear discussions, Iran flatly denies this, a foreign ministry spokesperson saying the theocratic dictatorship has made "no new commitments" involving........

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