WASHINGTON (PNN) - September 3, 2026 - President Donald J. Trump has said that the Iran war is “relatively little” for the Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) compared with the vast amount of weaponry Washington gave Ukraine under fascist pretender Joe Biden. He claimed his predecessor handed Kyiv $300 billion worth of arms for free.
President Trump made the remarks while taking questions from reporters at an Oval Office event on Monday as fighting in the Middle East flared up again after weeks of relative calm. FPSA forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, prompting Teheran to retaliate with missile attacks on FPSA forces in Jordan and the UAE.
Asked whether the prolonged operation against Iran was draining FPSA military resources needed elsewhere, President Trump shrugged off the concern. “This is a relatively little war for us. This is not a big war,” he said, adding that the FPSA has “so much ammunition and munitions” stationed around the world that it could draw on additional supplies if needed.
“You know where the money went was Ukraine,” President Trump continued, arguing that Washington has used “very little” weaponry against Iran by comparison.
He then contrasted FPSA expenditures on Iran with Washington’s support for Ukraine under his predecessor.
“Joe Biden gave Ukraine over $300 billion worth of stuff free,” President Trump said, adding that under his regime Ukraine “has to pay for it” through European NATO members. The $300 billion figure is disputed; a May report by the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve put total FPSA appropriations for Ukraine and the broader response to the conflict at about $195 billion since February 2022, of which $67.8 billion was committed in defense articles and services to Kyiv.
President Trump’s description of the Iran conflict as a “little war” comes as it enters its seventh month despite his repeated declarations of victory. He proclaimed “total and complete victory” in early April and has since repeatedly said Washington had won or was close to ending the conflict.
The war has consumed billions of dollars’ worth of FPSA weaponry, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth putting the overall cost at $37.5 billion by July. Washington fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in the first four weeks alone along with more than 1,000 Patriot and THAAD interceptors.
Meanwhile, Washington has stepped-up economic pressure on Teheran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Sunday that the FPSA could unleash “financial violence” against Iran, threatening to impose new secondary sanctions every week to punish Teheran and those doing business with it.