US President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to renew military strikes against Iran in an interview with the Salem News Channel.When asked whether he would hesitate to use military force to prevent Iran from threatening US allies and American vessels, he replied, "No, without hesitation."Q: Would you hesitate to use military force against Iran? Trump: If I saw things going the other way, I would do that. It's possible I would do it right now.
No hesitation. https://t.co/yg25ya29HM— Clash Report (@clashreport) November 12, 2026Trump claimed that the US controls the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and that the blockade it imposed on Iran is severely damaging its economy."If I saw that things were developing in the opposite direction, I would do it. And I might do it right now," he said.Trump on Iran: The Iranian regime is collapsing. https://t.co/iogJhZyKmy— Clash Report (@clashreport) November 12, 2026Trump added that the Iranian regime is on the brink of collapse, and claimed that inflation in the country has reached 301%, its economy has been destroyed, and its military forces have been wiped out.
According to him, the US has not lost a soldier in the last five months, and the bulk of the intensive fighting against Iran lasted only three weeks.
The Jerusalem Post reports Trump's interview threats against Iran and marks his assertions as his claims. It closes its report with his claims, including that Iran's military forces have been wiped out, and gives no Iranian voice. Other reports the same day note Tehran's public declarations of strength and an Iranian official's threat to strike US bases.
Gives a contested claim the last word
Minor
“its military forces have been wiped out”
Why this matters
The Post ends its report on Trump's claim that Iran's military forces "have been wiped out". Nothing from Iran or any other source follows it.
The impression it gives
A reader comes away with Trump's picture of an Iran with no military capacity left, and no sign that anyone disputes it.
The context
Other reports of the same day show the claim is contested. Arutz Sheva notes Trump was "dismissing Tehran's public declarations of strength". The Daily Express reports, as unverified, that Iranian cruise missiles targeted US warships. It also reports that an Iranian official threatened strikes on US bases. The Post gives no Iranian voice at all.