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Tehran's 'hollow bluff' line, and the photograph that landed it

Two Iranian outlets, posting within seven minutes of each other in Persian and English, framed photographs of a deployment at Trump's Florida golf course as evidence that his claim of fearing no assassination is a 'hollow bluff'.

Adrian Kowalczyk · Monexus Geopolitics desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·12 Aug 2026·Live on the wire ↗
A large gray aircraft carrier carrying numerous aircraft on its deck floats on the water, flanked by smaller tugboats, with a hillside dotted with white buildings in the background.
A large gray aircraft carrier carrying numerous aircraft on its deck floats on the water, flanked by smaller tugboats, with a hillside dotted with white buildings in the background. @ourwarstoday · Telegram

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  • https://t.me/tasnimnews_en/30681
  • https://t.me/mehrnews/403957
  • https://t.me/JahanTasnim/229602
  • http://reut.rs/4wgAEjr
  • https://x.com/Reuters/status/2087371038669619648

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