Trump leans on UFC fighter to support his Iran war stance: ‘We’re in good shape’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump leans on UFC fighter to support his Iran war stance: ‘We’re in good shape’Trump turned to UFC fighter Justin Gaethje for his opinion on the state of the U.S. war with IranAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 06 May 2026 21:15 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971843","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-ufc-b2971843.html","title":"Trump leans on UFC fighter to support his Iran war stance: ‘We’re in good shape’"}}CloseTrump says US 'is in good shape' on Iran has he meets UFC fightersSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}President Donald Trump...