Iran Official Uses Grok To Mock Trump After President Shifts From 'We Won' to 'When We Win'

A senior Iranian lawmaker has used Grok to mock Donald Trump over his repeated declarations of victory against Iran after the US president abruptly began talking about winning the war in the future tense.

Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, took aim at Trump on X after the president posted about the continuing conflict and soaring energy costs.

Azizi reposted Trump's remarks and asked Grok: 'How many times has Trump officially claimed victory in a war against Iran to date?'

The chatbot responded that Trump had claimed US victory at least 66 times since the conflict began, citing a late-August analysis by the Daily Beast. Iranian media also reported Azizi's exchange with the xAI chatbot.

The exchange also showed how Trump's own social-media language is being turned against him by Iranian officials, who have seized on the gap between his earlier victory claims and the war's continuing military and economic costs.

'When We WIN' Marks a Change in Tone

Azizi's jab came after Trump appeared to shift from repeatedly portraying the United States as already victorious to describing victory as something still ahead.

'Oil prices will drop precipitously ... when we WIN the war with Iran,' Trump wrote on Truth Social on 7 September.

Trump predicted US petrol prices would first fall to $3 (£2.22) a gallon and eventually drop below $2 (£1.48). He also insisted Iran would never obtain a nuclear weapon.

The future-tense wording stood out after months of victory declarations. The Daily Beast analysis identified at least 66 occasions on which Trump celebrated US success, claimed victory or portrayed Iran as defeated even as hostilities continued.

US Central Command says Operation Epic Fury began on 28 February. More than six months later, the conflict remains unresolved.

Oil Prices Move in the Opposite Direction

Trump's promise of cheaper fuel also came as energy markets moved in the opposite direction. Brent crude reached about $97.31 (£72) a barrel on Monday, while West Texas Intermediate rose to about $92.65 (£68.55) a barrel as renewed fighting and supply concerns pushed prices towards six-week highs.

American motorists were also facing record Labor Day petrol prices. American Automobile Association (AAA) recorded a national average of about $4.15 (£3.07) a gallon on 7 September, surpassing the previous Labor Day record of $3.82 (£2.83) set in 2012.

The Strait of Hormuz remains central to the economic fallout. Roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies passed through the waterway before the war, but shipping has been heavily disrupted since fighting began.

Nuclear Deal Looks Increasingly Uncertain

The Trump administration has also sounded less confident about achieving a diplomatic breakthrough. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on ABC's This Week on Sunday that 'there may not be a nuclear agreement', adding that a deal could have to wait for a future Iranian administration.

Trump has simultaneously played down the conflict, calling it 'small potatoes' last week and defending Vice-President JD Vance's reluctance to describe it as a war.

Azizi's Grok query turned that contradiction into a pointed political jab: after months of Trump talking as though America had already won, the president is now promising cheaper petrol for when it finally does.