The former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci accused President Donald Trump of repeatedly declaring victory over Iran while failing to explain ongoing tensions in the region and the administration’s broader strategy.
Scaramucci Slams Iran Claims
On Wednesday, in a post on X, Scaramucci criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran conflict, sharing a clip in which he questioned the administration’s repeated claims that the war had effectively ended.
“The Trump administration keeps lying to us about the end of the Iran War,” he wrote.
In the accompanying video, the former White House communications director mocked repeated declarations of victory.
“I thought we won the war. This is the 107th time that we’ve won the war and they’re totally decimated,” Scaramucci said.
Questions Trump Strategy
He argued that those claims conflicted with the continued instability in the Middle East, citing the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and low U.S. emergency oil reserves.
“Yet the Strait of Hormuz is closed and our strategic petroleum reserve is at the lowest level that it’s been since 1983,” he said.
Scaramucci also challenged Trump’s justification for the June 2025 strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
He said, “He dropped those bunker-buster bombs in June of 2025 and said that he eliminated the nuclear threat. So ultimately, we really don’t know what he’s doing.”
He added, “There’s no push inside the Congress to help us figure out what he’s doing or what the motivation is.”
The Trump administration keeps lying to us about the end of the Iran War.
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 5, 2026
And yet the Strait of Hormuz is closed and our Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1983.
The president doesn’t care.
He dropped bunker buster bombs in June 2025 and declared the… pic.twitter.com/ObEzcpU00M
Trump Pauses Iran Strikes, Seeks Nuclear Deal
Last week, former Trump counterterrorism chief Joe Kent backed Trump’s decision to halt planned strikes on Iran, warning military action could lead to a "catastrophic escalation."
Kent urged Trump to withdraw U.S. troops and use sanctions relief to push Iran toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said negotiations with Iran would focus on reopening the key shipping route and ending Iran’s nuclear program.
He said he paused the "locked and loaded" military operation after Iran and regional allies requested more time for talks.
Iran denied requesting the move, while tensions continued over possible strikes and disruptions to global oil supplies.
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