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Fact Check: Iranian Officials Did Not Promise Trump Audio
Iranian officials did not promise to release Trump audio begging to open Strait of Hormuz for lower gas prices before midterms.
In brief
Iranian officials did not promise to release Trump audio begging to open Strait of Hormuz for lower gas prices before midterms. Iranian officials did not commit to releasing audio of Trump begging to open Strait of Hormuz to lower gas prices before November 3 elections. Originally reported by Lead Stories.
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The claim originated from The Halfway Post, a satirical account that says its content is half true comedy for doomscrolling.
“Halfway true comedy and satire for your doomscrolling”
X Post Claim
A post by @StraitReport on X on Oct 8, 2026 claimed Iranian officials would release Trump audio begging to open the strait of hormuz for lower gas prices before November 3.
“BREAKING: Iranian officials say they will soon release the audio of several voicemails Donald Trump left them in which he begs, threatens, attempts to bribe, and finally cries for them to open up the Strait of Hormuz so gas prices will go down before Americans vote on November 3”
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The essence
Iranian officials did not commit to releasing audio of Trump begging to open Strait of Hormuz to lower gas prices before November 3 elections.
