Tehran has erected a billboard in Palestine Square depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and his family members positioned above coffins draped in American flags. The display emerged Thursday, marking the sixth night of renewed U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian infrastructure, according to reports.
The billboard features portraits of President Trump at the top, followed by his wife Melania and daughter Ivanka, with other children Barron, Donald Jr., Tiffany, and Eric at the bottom, set against a backdrop of the White House. A Persian sentence on the banner translates to "blood for blood."
These actions underscore a significant escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran. U.S. missiles have struck bridges, railways, and water facilities within Iran, a tactic President Trump stated was intended to cripple the regime's civilian infrastructure and compel Tehran to ease its actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
"The US is 'winning big in Iran' and that 'you will see the fruits of that labour very, very shortly,'" President Trump claimed in recent comments.
Reports indicate that several bridges were destroyed in the airstrikes, with at least seven fatalities. U.S. missile attacks specifically targeted the city of Bandar Khamir, located on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military's Central Command (Centcom) confirmed hitting dozens of targets in its latest bombardments.
Additionally, strikes appeared to cause the collapse of a tower at Iran's Chabahar port on the Gulf of Oman. This port is a crucial trade route for landlocked Afghanistan and has been a recurring target of American airstrikes. Iranian state media acknowledged a third round of strikes on the facility but did not immediately confirm the tower's collapse.
Separately, President Trump has made allegations of Chinese interference in the 2020 election and pointed to "shocking vulnerabilities" in voting procedures ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. China has denied these accusations, while critics have suggested Trump's claims are an attempt to sow confusion before the midterms, a period when Republicans could potentially lose control of one or both houses of Congress. Trump has consistently claimed the 2020 election was stolen, despite numerous court rulings finding no evidence of widespread fraud.