Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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President Donald Trump called Iran a “failing nation” while touting the impact of the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz and claiming its Kharg Island energy hub was being “blown to smithereens” in an AI-generated video posted to Truth Social.

#trump #iran #blockade

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