Donald J.Trump calls New York Times Iran coverage “treasonous,” threatens lawsuit

Donald J.Trump calls New York Times Iran coverage “treasonous,” threatens lawsuit

The president accused the newspaper of publishing fabricated facts about Iran and vowed to add the coverage to his multi-billion dollar legal action.

The president accused the newspaper of publishing fabricated facts about Iran and vowed to add the coverage to his multi-billion dollar legal action.

— Donald J.Trump called The New York Times’ coverage of Iran “treasonous” and threatened to expand his lawsuit against the newspaper on a Truth Social post on June 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM EST.