Iran chides ‘caveman’ Trump over strong language on social media
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Key Points:
- Iranian embassy social media accounts launched coordinated attacks on U.S. President Donald Trump following his expletive-laden threats to strike Iranian civil infrastructure if a deal to reopen a strategic waterway is not reached.
- Trump vowed on Truth Social to target Iran's power plants and bridges unless the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, using aggressive and profane language in his post.
- Iranian embassies in Thailand, Austria, India, and Finland publicly criticized Trump's language and behavior, with some accounts mocking him as uncivilized and lacking social media etiquette.
- Multiple Iranian embassy accounts participated in the online backlash, though not all could be immediately verified as official.
- The tensions come amid a five-week conflict involving Washington and Israel targeting Iran’s leadership and military infrastructure, disrupting global energy markets due to the closure of oil shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
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