Trump Posts AI-Generated Images of US Forces Seizing Iranian Tankers

President Donald Trump has taken to his social media platform Truth Social to post a series of AI-generated images depicting US forces seizing Iranian oil tankers and destroying Iranian-flagged ships.

The images, which appeared without explanation, show Trump standing on the deck of what appears to be an Iranian tanker alongside armed US personnel. One image shows an Iranian tanker engulfed in flames, while another depicts a ship exploding at sea.

Other images show US naval forces, including an aircraft carrier, positioned nearby as Trump plants an American flag aboard a tanker. The posts follow weeks of aggressive rhetoric from Trump toward Iran, with the president previously considering a 'massive attack' against the country.

The imagery comes amid renewed concern over maritime security after Yemen's Houthi movement resumed attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea last week.