An official Iranian social media account labeled California a “new territory” of Iran on Tuesday in response to US President Donald Trump posting an image portraying the Strait of Hormuz as “NEW U.S. Territory,” Anadolu reports.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260819-iran-labels-california-its-new-territory-after-trumps-hormuz-claim/
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22 Comments
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 40 pts · 7d
Florida first
Asafum@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 7d
I get what you're doing, but let's not give trump an excuse to bomb California... Could have gone with Louisiana or Florida
LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com · 12 pts · 6d
Even Iran doesn’t want those states.
shartgargle@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 6d
Straight of hormuz... Mississippi River Delta...
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 18 pts · 7d
Iran’s morality police would shit themselves if they walked down any of California’s beaches or anywhere in the blade.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 4 pts · 7d
Before or after the furious masturbation?
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 6d
Yes.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 15 pts · 7d
Surely Alabama would have been a better fit?
bluGill@fedia.io · 5 pts · 7d
Alabama wouldn't put up with all those Muslims like California will. \s
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 1 pts · 7d
That's fine, let's set up a date and let them fight it out
eurodyne@piefed.world · 6 pts · 7d
That’s actually kind of funny
Archimedes@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 7d
Fair enough.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 7d
I don't think the former Iranians in the area would be happy about that.
mrmaplebar@fedia.io · 3 pts · 7d
Maybe they should visit first...
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 6d
I mean, it is literally the Land of the Caliph.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 7d
So um, what are Iranian federal tax rates? Or territorial tributes required to our liberators, compared to our current captors?
Bwaz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 6d
Should be Fla, not Cali.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 6d
Did they declare it?
0x0@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 6d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9W1zTEuKLY
Do they have a flag?
TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 7d
wtf is with outsiders infatuation with California. we mind our business and want nothing to do with the outside. leave us the hell alone. damn.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 4 pts · 7d
U srs?
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 6d
The onion is done