Trump shares post claiming thousands of Iranians are protesting radical Islamists
Trump shares a screenshot of a social media post asserting that thousands of Iranians are on the streets preparing to take back their country from radical Islamists and questioning why legacy media is not reporting the development.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post claiming that thousands of Iranians are on the streets preparing to take back their country from radical Islamists.
The shared image features an account named John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr questioning why legacy media outlets are not reporting on the alleged uprising in Iran.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “BREAKING: Thousands of Iranians are on the streets preparing to take back their country from the radical Islamists Why is the Legacy Media not reporting this?” on October 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 8th message released today, and the last post was 0 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 17 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 26 of his 249 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.
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