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The war between the US and Iran had entered its sixth week, and very recently a development took place just hours before Trump's deadline that he had put in place for Iran to surrender; failing to do so, the POTUS warned, the "whole civilisation will die tonight". This last-minute change of plans was brokered by Pakistan, according to reports. With this, Iran has also agreed to a ceasefire and has iterated that it will allow safe passage for maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz for the agreed period of two weeks.

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But this is not the only tangent where both the parties are engaging against each other; apart from a physical war with drones and interceptors, this war is also taking a digital turn and is no longer limited to official press conferences and speeches but has started buzzing all over social media as well. Iranian embassies around the globe are taking shots at Trump's comments.

Things took an interesting turn when, in one of the responses, the Iranian Embassy in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, took an old 90s computer game that most of you might be familiar with to mock Trump's consistent efforts to gain access to the Strait of Hormuz.

What's The Story?

Iranian embassies across the globe are after Trump, taking digs and jabs at him by precisely coordinating waves of sharply worded critique against the POTUS online. This has been used to mock Trump and the kind of language that he used in a post on Truth Social. Trump's casual and unofficial speaking skills are something a lot of us are familiar with, as if he were speaking off the cuff. This is what the Iranian embassies took advantage of, and the most viral example of this came from Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The embassy this time took a shot at Trump by releasing a video that humorously showcases Trump's attempts to open up the Strait of Hormuz.

Microsoft's Minesweeper Used To Mock Trump

The video that was released showcases gameplay from the classic Minesweeper, a game that comes pre-installed on Windows. The video shows the currently highly contested Strait of Hormuz on a satellite map of the waterways, and as the video goes forward, viewers could spot multiple and repeated "mine" explosions that are triggered across the contested strait. The video also has text that has very sarcastic overtones praising Trump for his "commendable" attempts at opening up the strait.

What Is Minesweeper?

If you’ve ever used a computer back in the late 90s or early 2000s, there’s a good chance you’ve come across Minesweeper.

It’s a simple single-player puzzle game that used to come pre-installed on most Microsoft Windows PCs. The screen is filled with a grid of plain squares, but some of those squares are hiding mines underneath.

The objective is straightforward: clear the entire board without clicking on a mine. When you click on a safe square, it reveals a number, and that number tells you how many mines are hidden in the surrounding squares.

From there, it becomes a game of logic. You use those numbers to figure out where the mines could be and carefully avoid them. One wrong click on a mined square, and the game ends instantly.

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Why Is It Symbolic?

Apart from just mocking Trump, Iran is trying to drop clues that serve a clear political purpose. Iran had earlier announced that it has laid mines across the Strait of Hormuz to keep the ships and tankers away from there or from taking passage through that route without the permission of the Iranian authorities. This small video clip only showcases the fact that if the US tries to take that route on its own without the green light, the consequences could be very risky.

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