Trump attacks 'Fake News CNN,' accuses media of failing to credit US troops for Iran operation

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iran, stating he would 'take out their bridges and power plants' if a peace deal isn't reached, ahead of new U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan. President Donald Trump ripped "Fake News CNN" in a post to Truth Social on Monday about retrieving nuclear material from Iran. Trump also slammed "other corrupt Media Networks and Platforms" in the post. The president wrote, "Operation Midnight Hammer was a complete and total obliteration of the Nuclear Dust sites in Iran. Therefore, digging it out will be a long and difficult process. Fake News CNN, and other corrupt Media Networks and Platforms, fail to give our great aviators the credit they deserve — always trying to demean and belittle — LOSERS!!!" CNN's Anderson Cooper spoke to Alex Plitsas, a national security analyst, as well as Andrew Weber, a former assist