As explosions lit up the skies over Tehran following coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iran, social media users started digging up an old post from none other than Donald Trump.
Trump’s old post contradicts his actions. Earlier in 2013, Trump had predicted that then-President Barack Obama would attack Iran over failed negotiations. More than a decade later, with missiles flying, that tweet is circulating again — this time with a different president’s name attached to the unfolding crisis.
On Saturday, the United States and Israel launched what they described as a coordinated operation — dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” — targeting key Iranian government and military sites. Massive blasts were reported across Tehran and other cities, including areas linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran responded swiftly. Ballistic missiles struck Israeli targets and several US military installations across the Gulf, including bases in Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait, dramatically widening the confrontation and raising fears of a broader regional war.
The resurfaced 2013 post — in which Trump accused Obama of potentially attacking Iran due to weak negotiation skills — has added an ironic twist to the moment.
“Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!, Trump said in a post on X.
Back then, Washington was engaged in diplomatic efforts with Tehran that eventually led to the 2015 nuclear agreement. That deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was later abandoned by Trump during his first term in 2018, marking a sharp pivot in US policy.
Now, as Iran’s leadership reportedly moves to secure locations and the region braces for further retaliation, the decade-old tweet serves as a reminder: in geopolitics, yesterday’s accusation can become tomorrow’s headline.
In his another post, dated back to 2012, Trump said that don’t let Obama play the Iran card in order to start a war in order to get elected. And today, US launched the attack on Iran ahead of mid-term election.
One of the users reacting to his post today, “Mr President @realDonaldTrump You are doing exactly what you once accused Obama of doing. And what you are doing to Iran appears to be for your friend @Netanyahu, who wants to use this war to maintain himself in power.”
