Trump Says Iran’s Currency Is Destroyed in Rial Chart Post

Trump Says Iran’s Currency Is Destroyed in Rial Chart Post

Trump posts an infographic claiming the Iranian rial collapsed from about 900,000 to more than 2.27 million to the dollar, framing the slide as economic damage to Tehran.

Richard Miniter
First Published: September 6, 2026, 3:06 PM ET

Donald J. Trump posted an infographic on Truth Social asserting that Iran's Currency has been destroyed, charting a steep fall in the rial against the U.S. dollar.