Trump declares Iran ‘officially a failed nation,’ says US will respond to strikes on Jordan

AUGUST 31, 2026 15:16Updated: AUGUST 31, 2026 15:51US President Donald Trump claimed that “Iran is officially a Failed Nation” in a Monday post on Truth Social, the day after the US struck Iranian military assets for the first time in weeks.“They have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police, Inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country,” Trump added.He continued to claim that the only thing Tehran still has is “fake news from the USA,” a willingness to kill anti-regime protestors, and “a good line of b******t.”In reference to the killing of anti-regime protestors, Trump claimed that over 100,000 have been killed and asserted that the regime in Tehran must be tried for war crimes.Also on Monday, Trump said that the US will respond to Iran’s overnight attack against American military assets in Jordan, telling Fox News reporter Trey Yingst during a phone call that the US is “going to hit them hard.”This is a developing story.Follow us on Google