President Trump posted an old photograph of US strikes on Iran on social media, according to reports, noting that the image is not related to the ongoing operations. The post appears to be archival material.
Around 00:39 Jerusalem, President Trump clarified that the photo he shared on social media earlier tonight is an archival image, unrelated to the ongoing US strikes on Iran. The clarification follows a series of posts by Trump as the American military campaign in southern Iran continues.
At 23:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Trump first shared official footage of the Chabahar port strikes (version 10), then posted a photo of US strikes on Iran with a warning of "much worse" if attacks resume (version 11). The thread also documents the evolution of strike reports: Scurity analyst Hananel Aviv reported unverified footage of the Chabahar attack (version 8); Iranian state media IRIB confirmed strikes on the Shahid Beheshti and Kalantari docks (version 3); and Mehr news agency reported power cuts and damage to two docks and the port's maritime traffic control tower (versions 5, 6, 7). The US confirmed the strikes (version 2), and the White House weighed a short-duration campaign, as The Zioneer reported on June 10.
Attributed background: The Zioneer has reported that Trump stated Israel is not involved in the strikes, and that he shared earlier archival footage of American casualties from Iran. The posts continue a pattern of Trump using archival material about Iran during the campaign.
It remains unclear why Trump initially associated the archival photo with the current strikes, and whether his clarification fully resolves confusion over the image's origin.
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