Iran labels California its ‘new territory’ after Trump’s Hormuz claim

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260819-iran-labels-california-its-new-territory-after-trumps-hormuz-claim/

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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frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 40 pts · 7d

Florida first

Asafum@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 7d (2 replies)

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 (1 reply)

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 (2 replies)

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 (1 reply)

Before or after the furious masturbation?

GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 6d

Yes.

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 15 pts · 7d (2 replies)

Surely Alabama would have been a better fit?

bluGill@fedia.io · 5 pts · 7d (1 reply)

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 (1 reply)

Did they declare it?

0x0@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 6d
TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 7d (1 reply)

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