Trump threatens to add NY Times' 'treasonous' Iran war coverage to $15B defamation lawsuit

President Donald Trump called the New York Times' Iran-war coverage "treasonous" Sunday night, and said that he would add the paper's latest reporting to his $15 billion defamation lawsuit after a Times analysis questioned what the conflict had changed."The way the Corrupt and Failing New York Times is covering stories on a very battered and beat up Iran, through FAKE & MADE UP ‘FACTS’ is, in my opinion, ‘TREASONOUS,’" Trump posted on Truth Social.The posts followed a Sunday Times analysis by Neil MacFarquhar headlined, "What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much." (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)TRUMP BLASTS NEW YORK TIMES, CNN FOR 'SEDITIOUS' COVERAGE OF IRAN WARTrump followed with a direct legal threat against the newspaper."I will be adding all of their false and ridiculous reporting to my multi Billion Dollar lawsuit against them.They are Criminals!" Trump said.Fox News Digital reached out to The New York Times for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.The posts followed a Sunday Times analysis by Neil MacFarquhar headlined, "What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much," which examined the war and the Trump administration’s interim agreement with Tehran.The Times analysis on Sunday said the war and agreement did not end what U.S.
and Israeli officials consider Iran’s main threats.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WHY TRUMP IS DENOUNCING THE MEDIA’S IRAN WAR COVERAGE AS TOO NEGATIVE – BOOSTED BY RHETORICAL FCC BACKINGThe Times analysis said the war and agreement did not end what U.S.
and Israeli officials consider Iran’s main threats, including its nuclear program, ballistic missiles, regime and regional proxies."Neither the war nor the agreement ended what U.S.and Israeli officials regard as the main threats emanating from Iran," the article said, according to The New York Times.Trump’s criticism came as his administration defended an interim Iran agreement aime...