Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump threatened to include the newspaper's reporting in his multi-billion dollar lawsuit against them, accusing the Times of being "criminals” (AFP/Getty)Donald Trump strongly criticized The New York Times, labeling its reporting on the conflict with Iran as "treasonous" and based on "fake & made-up facts." Trump threatened to include the newspaper's reporting in his multi-billion dollar lawsuit against them, accusing the Times of being "criminals." He countered the Times' article, which questioned the achievements of "Operation Epic Fury," by listing what he claimed were significant changes, including Iran's weakened military and economy, and the open Strait of Hormuz. The New York Times article by Neil MacFarquhar suggested that the memorandum of understanding to end hostilities is already in jeopardy and that Iran's resilient response has strengthened its regional influence. Public sentiment, according to a CBS News poll, indicates that nearly three-quarters of Americans believe the conflict with Iran has not been worth the cost. In fullTrump accuses newspaper of ‘treason’ after it questioned what the Iran war had actually achievedThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The president is fuming over media coverage of his war with Iran.

'The way the corrupt and failing New York Times is treating news about a battered and devastated Iran, through FALSE and INVENTED 'FACTS', is, in my opinion, 'TREASON'. I will add…

President Donald Trump angrily lashes out at New York Times for questioning purpose of Operation Epic Fury

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Trump accused the newspaper of downplaying the military and economic damage inflicted on Iran and said the article would be added to his $15 billion lawsuit.

LONDON: US President Donald Trump accused the New York Times of treason on Sunday over its coverage of the war in Iran, threatening to add what he called the paper’s false…