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Trump's Strange Iran Map and Separate 'THE MOON IS OURS' Declaration Spark Online Frenzy

Trump’s posts mixed AI-generated images, Iran criticism and economic claims, drawing sharp reaction as he claimed 18 million barrels a day flowed through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • President Donald Trump published three dozen bizarre online posts on Sunday within two hours, including AI-generated images and a claim that "THE MOON IS OURS." The rapid series drew widespread attention due to the unusual imagery from the president's Truth Social account.
  • Alongside the Moon claim, Trump targeted Iran with posts depicting the destruction of Kharg Island and redrawing the country's borders to mirror his silhouette. He labeled Iran a "failing nation" while discussing the Persian Gulf oil hub.
  • Independent Journalist Aaron Rupar described the posts as "absolutely bonkers" on X to his more than 1.1 million followers. Trump also mixed in economic claims, asserting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz reached 18 million barrels per day and celebrating 162,000 job additions.
  • Critics reacted sharply, with The Atlantic writer Tom Nichols writing, "Something is very wrong with the president." Political commentator John Jackson described the behavior as "watching a slow-motion train crash," while others called Trump "unhinged," "insane," and "sick."
  • Social Media Reactions Split Over Trump, with supporters dismissing the content as trolling while critics questioned his judgment. The flurry of AI-generated images and memes marked a notable shift in the president's typical online communication strategy.
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President Donald Trump of the United States, in his territorial claims, decided no longer to confine himself to planet Earth and announced that the moon also belonged to Americans.

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Geopolitical tensions between the world’s leading powers are being transferred from Earth directly to the lunar space. In recent hours, US President Donald Trump has made a series of scandalous statements, while scientists and business leaders warn of large-scale threats arising from the rise of China. “The Moon is Ours”: The White House’s Space Ambitions US leader Donald Trump has officially declared that the Moon belongs to the United States. …

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U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media a series of I.I. Colleges, one of which declared the Moon American. "Our Moon" is written in the upper part of the moon's image. The picture depicts the Moon in the background of the Earth with the American flag in the corner, transmitting RIA News. As the newspaper W.G.L.D. wrote, during a visit to the Space Center in Texas Trump, he proposed to name one of the objects on the surface of the Moo…

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Metrópoles broke the news on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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