# United States and Israel are bombing Iran {for current/ongoing events, past/future have specific threads}

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump, iran-strikes-2026\
**Created:** [February 28, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071 "2026-02-28T07:56:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-states-and-israel-are-bombing-iran-for-current-ongoing-events-past-future-have-specific-threads/1028071/1785 "2026-09-02T17:12:31Z")

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It was to be expected sooner or later, but I still find it hilarious:

> **[Trump suggests strait of Hormuz could be renamed 'Trump strait' - Iran accuses...](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/02/iran-us-middle-east-war-strikes-tehran-washington-wedding-trump-kuwait-jordan-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a9841f98f08bf7c3abbe7d4#block-6a9841f98f08bf7c3abbe7d4)**
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> US president Donald Trump has suggested renaming the strait of Hormuz ‘Trump strait’. | US says it ‘never targets civilians’ as several killed in Sirik, southern Iran, including four-year-old child

As for me, the only strait I can associate with President Ineptstein is the **[straitjacket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straitjacket)**.

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