Trump posted an AI-generated image on Truth Social depicting himself helping seize an Iranian-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, captioned "It's Our Oil Tanker Now!" The image shows him with armed troops and a US aircraft carrier, alongside an Iranian flag on the captured vessel's deck.
The post came hours after Trump told a Long Island audience he would soon be "declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States." Iran says it has instead reached its own agreement with Oman over control of the waterway and warned it will keep enforcing its blockade.
The UAE said Saturday that Iran attacked another Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel transiting the strait, the third such attack in a week.
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