{"id":2617439,"date":"2026-06-22T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-denies-that-iran-holds-economic-leverage-over-us\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:01:48","slug":"trump-denies-that-iran-holds-economic-leverage-over-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-denies-that-iran-holds-economic-leverage-over-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump denies that Iran holds economic leverage over US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-denies-that-iran-holds-economic-leverage-over-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump dismissed claims that Iran holds economic power over the United States amid ongoing nuclear negotiations. He stated that Iran is not in a position to wield such leverage and criticized media coverage favoring Tehran. Trump highlighted the US&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-record-30-million-americans-will-board-flights-over-thanksgiving-heres-what-to-know\/\" title=\"A record 30 million Americans will board flights over Thanksgiving. Here...s what to know\">strong economic condition<\/a>,emphasizing record-setting growth,high employment,and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-democrats-cut-trumps-replenishment-of-oil-reserve-when-prices-were-cheap-strike-a-blow-to-big-oil\/\" title=\"Flashback--Democrats Cut Trump\u2019s Replenishment of ... Reserve when Prices Were Cheap: Strike a Blow to Big ...\u00a0\">low oil prices<\/a>,contrasting it with Iran&#8217;s deteriorating state. He also downplayed concerns about Iran&#8217;s ballistic weapons program, suggesting that the choice to negotiations could lead to a global depression, which he said is unlikely given current economic indicators. Trump expressed a desire to avoid Herbert Hoover&#8217;s pitfalls from the Great Depression and left the possibility open for Iran to retain ballistic weapons.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article includes related links<\/a> and a YouTube video of Trump&#8217;s full comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> denied that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> has economic leverage over the United States as the two nations continue to negotiate a broader deal to end Tehran\u2019s nuclear ambitions for good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was asked during a White House event on Monday about the ongoing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618631\/vance-good-cop-iran-peace-deal\/\">peace talks<\/a> led by Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> and whether Iran, a major <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"292\">oil<\/a> state, could exert control over the global <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8768\">economy<\/a> as a bargaining chip. The president said that Iran was not in a position to wield such leverage and accused the press of lending Tehran favorable coverage throughout the conflict.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4619291\/jd-vance-distrust-iranian-social-media-peace-negotiations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance urges press to distrust Iranian social media posts about negotiations<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618631\/vance-good-cop-iran-peace-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance plays good cop amid Iran talks<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4618526\/trump-300-foot-gash-reflecting-pool-taken-care-of\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says 300-foot gash in Reflecting Pool is being \u2018taken care of\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTheir navy is gone, their air force is gone, their leaders are all dead, their whole country is a mess, their economy is shot,\u201d he stated. \u201cIn the meantime, we\u2019re setting records. We have the strongest economy we\u2019ve ever had. We have 18 to 19 trillion dollars being poured into our country. We\u2019re building factories all over the place. We have more people working today than at any time in the history of our country at higher salaries, so when you ask a question like that, it\u2019s so stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Trump suggested that \u201cthe alternative\u201d to signing a memorandum of understanding with Iran \u201cwould be a worldwide depression.\u201d On Monday, the president downplayed the economic threat posed by Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDepression is real bad. Nuclear <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612931\/trump-iran-deal-keeping-ballistic-weapons\/\">weapons<\/a> will cause depression much more quickly. The way we\u2019re doing it, we have the opposite of a depression. We\u2019re doing really well. The numbers are incredible,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe oil is at a level that nobody\u2019s ever seen before. Oil prices are way down. I think they\u2019re very comparable to what they were before we started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president added that, last week, his \u201cdepression\u201d comments were meant to show that he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to be Herbert Hoover.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a president I don\u2019t want to be because he was in charge during the Great Depression, and certainly a lot of bad things could happen,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612931\/trump-iran-deal-keeping-ballistic-weapons\/\"><strong>TRUMP LEAVES DOOR OPEN TO IRAN KEEPING BALLISTIC WEAPONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can watch Trump\u2019s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HNipoXNANAs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump denies Iran has economic leverage over U.S. in nuclear talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2617440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26173733667358.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54632,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2617439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-economic-leverage","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26173733667358.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617439"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617443,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617439\/revisions\/2617443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}