WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with an artificial intelligence photo of himself holding a gun.
“Iran can’t get their act together,” the TRUTH Social caption reads. “They don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal. They better get smart soon! President DJT.”
The picture shows Trump holding a gun with sunglasses on as explosions happen behind him. Above him is the caption, “No More Mr. Nice Guy!” with an American flag.
The Iran war began earlier this year after Israel and the U.S. conducted joint drone strikes on Iran over concerns that the country had missiles.
Iran retaliated, resulting in U.S. soldiers getting killed or injured. While there is a temporary ceasefire, Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, which is a key passage for a fifth of the world’s oil.
Earlier this week, Iran offered to open the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. ended the U.S. blockade.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the proposal.
“What they mean by opening the straits is, yes, the straits are open, as long as you coordinate with Iran, get our permission, or we’ll blow you up and you pay us,” he told Fox News. “That’s not opening the straits. Those are international waterways. They cannot normalize, nor can we tolerate them trying to normalize, a system in which the Iranians decide who gets to use them.”
Pakistani officials said they are attempting to bring both sides back to the negotiating table.