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Trump's Reversed Iran Map Post Follows Tehran's Strait of Hormuz Threats

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By Daniel Edelson, New York, Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari

First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 2 hours ago

What happened

President Trump posted a geographically inaccurate map of Iran on social media amid heightened tensions, while Iran declared a "restricted zone" near the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright suggested a nuclear deal might be delayed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong warning to Iran.

  • 01Trump posted an inaccurate map of Iran, coinciding with Iran's Hormuz threats.
  • 02Iran declared a "restricted zone" near the Strait of Hormuz, threatening sanctions.
  • 03U.S. Energy Secretary suggested a nuclear deal with Iran is unlikely soon.
  • 04Israeli PM Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran against attacking Israel.

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YnetnewsCenter · English2 hours ago
Trump's Reversed Iran Map Post Follows Tehran's Strait of Hormuz Threats
Behadrei HaredimRight · Hebrew2 hours ago
Trump's AI-Generated Map Flips Geography, Places Israel in the East

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