Trump Escalates Pressure on Iran With New Measures
President Trump weighed in on Iran, tax and ESG rule changes, immigration enforcement, drone policy, and personnel news in a series of Truth Social posts that pointed to a broader push on security and domestic control. He amplified coverage of tougher measures against Tehran, backed changes affecting fuel and retirement accounts, highlighted deportation and voter-fraud enforcement, and promoted a new White House drone initiative. Trump also praised former allies and signaled a new FDA nomination.
Trump Escalates Pressure on Iran
ForeignPolicyTrump amplified reports describing a harsher U.S. campaign against Iran, including what one post called an “unprecedented operation” targeting Tehran’s shadow economy. He also reposted claims that the United States has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz and suggested the waterway could become U.S. territory after an American victory.
The messaging underscores how Trump continues to frame Iran through maximal pressure and dominance language, mixing sanctions rhetoric with sweeping claims about U.S. control over strategic waterways. Politically, that posture is meant to project strength to his base and signal that his approach to Tehran would be more coercive than diplomatic. The repeated focus on the Strait of Hormuz also taps a broader national-security narrative centered on energy chokepoints, military leverage, and American humiliation being reversed through forceful leadership.
“ECONOMIC D-DAY”
“US Has Total Control of Hormuz”