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"Lasers, Bing, Bing, Gone": Inside Trump's
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Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/18/2026 12:17:13 AM

Washington: As Washington and Tehran sit locked in a test of wills, waiting to see who blinks first to end the stalemate in war in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump has unleashed a late-night social media tirade, flooding his Truth Social platform with AI-generated images of missile strikes on Iranian boats, outer space warfare, and an American flag over Iran. In a span of a few hours, Trump shared over 20 images, most threatening escalation of US military action over Iran. One image posted by the US leader showed a map of Iran with an American flag overlaid on it,

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Posted by Dreadnought 5/18/2026 12:17:13 AM Post Reply
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