Chris Murphy faces backlash over ‘superior’ publish on Iran shadow fleet ships

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Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is below hearth after a one-word social media publish fueled accusations he was a "traitor" cheering in opposition to the US amid the battle in Iran .

"Superior," Murphy wrote on X in response to a publish reporting that 26 ships in Iran's shadow fleet have made it previous the US blockade within the Gulf of Oman.

Murphy’s publish provides to his long-running criticism of President Donald Trump ’s international coverage and revived scrutiny over his previous posture towards Iran, giving critics contemporary ammunition to forged the Connecticut Democrat as hostile to U.S. pursuits.

Social media commenters unleashed on Murphy for the message, with some asking if his account was "hacked" and others accusing him of cheering on Iran.

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The Hon. Chris Murphy, Senator, U.S. Senate, speaks in the course of the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit on September 24, 2025 in New York Metropolis (Riccardo Savi/Getty Photographs)

"Initially that is false," assistant to the Secretary of Warfare for public affairs Sean Parnell posted, denying the report Murphy responded to. "Second, a Dem senator cheering on the primary state sponsor of terror is shameful."

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Fox Information chief international correspondent Trey Yingst notably instructed "Fox & Buddies" on Tuesday morning that there's "no proof" that Iranian shadow fleet vessels, ships used to evade worldwide sanctions, have made it via the U.S. blockade.

Murphy's workplace didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's request for touch upon the X publish and whether or not his message was supposed significantly or in jest.

"The tweet was sarcasm. Chris clearly thinks it’s horrible that Donald Trump continues to mishandle each facet of a battle he began however clearly has no technique to finish," a spokesperson for Murphy instructed Jewish Insider on Monday.

Commenters continued criticizing Murphy on X on Tuesday morning.

"That is what late stage TDS appears to be like like: Cheering on Iran to defeat the U.S. Navy," the Trump Warfare room account wrote.

"This U.S. senator is publicly cheering for America’s enemy throughout battle. The Senate ought to vote to censure him," Mike Davis, Article III Venture founder and President, commented.

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"Was Sen. Murphy's account hacked," Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York wrote .

"Chris Murphy roots in opposition to America," conservative commentator Steve Guest posted .

An Iranian flag is planted within the rubble of a police station, broken in airstrikes yesterday, on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Photographs)

"'I like when Iran wins, it’s superior…' - a UNITED STATES SENATOR???????????!!!!!!!!!," added Matt Van Swol , a former worker of the Division of Vitality, based on his X bio.

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Donald Trump speaks to members of the media exterior the Oval Workplace of the White Home in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Salwan Georges/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)

Operation Epic Fury started on Feb. 28, 2026, when U.S. forces, alongside associate forces, launched a coordinated navy marketing campaign in opposition to Iran

Because the Trump administration pressures Iran to curb its nuclear program, the U.S. is utilizing its naval and air energy to choke off Iranian delivery across the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.