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30 viral memes about the Iran bombing that sum up the online panic and nihilism

With the news that President Donald Trump bombed Iran, people on the internet are reacting the best way they know how: through memes.

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Trump ordered the bombing of the three largest nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday, June 21. The mission was codenamed "Operation Midnight Hammer." In a press conference after the attacks, he said, "Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier."

This major military move shocked the internet, with people calling Trump out for being a hypocrite after one of his old tweets about President Obama resurfaced. In it, he wrote that the then-president would opt to attack Iran due to a lack of skill and inability to negotiate. People on X started replying to the tweet, asking whether he remembered it and if he still felt that way.

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Meme reactions have ranged from references to Love Island, which is currently airing, to preparing for World War III, and wishing that we weren't living through major world events. Other memes poked fun at Trump's current political agenda and how it looks eerily similar to President Bush's circa the early 2000s.

Check out 30 of the most on-point memes about the bombing of Iran below:

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Kid scratching his head meme. Text reads, "D*mn... I'm kinda tired of living through these major historical events."
@jonathanfujii_/X
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Basketball Patrick Star meme. Text says, "Another 20 trillion to Israel."
@will_nets_hater/X

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Tweet that reads, "the constitution is very clear no war shall be declared except through an announcement on truth social a few minutes after an attack"
@ASFleischman/X
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Meme from The Office where Trump is changing his rhetoric from mass deportation to deployment of troops to Iran.
@TiffanyFong_/X

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Tweet that reads, "The 2000's really are back!New Fantastic Four movieNew Superman movieFinal Destination sequelUnilaterally bombing Iran28 Days Later sequel"
@NandovMovies/X
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Tweet that reads, "All this talk about WW3 got me thinking about how you meant the world to me. I should have fought for US… but I Ran. How i felt about you Is Real. You don't have to respond... tell your mama I miss her cooking" with a photo of a Black man in a fashionable outfit on his phone.
@Hoodville_/X

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Meme about MAGA switching opinions about war like pressing a light switch.
@_RaiseTheBlack_/X
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Tweet that reads, "The only ones who will survive the coming war will be the cast of #LoveIslandUSA. It will be up to them to repopulate this earth, 12 sexy singles destined to begin life anew. Godspeed"
@zachwurt/X

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Iran bombing meme: Tweet that reads, "I cannot believe a reality show host and Fox News guests just started WWIII"
@DerekNeverFails/X
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Iran bombing meme: Tweet that reads, "like why are they starting WW3 right before casa amor???"
@Noorthevirgo/X

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Meme of a man pointing at the sky with Great Seal of the United States. Text reads, "If nobody got me I know the US govt. don't got me either."
@sarahmazing/X
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Iran bombing meme: Tweet that reads, "The army looking at peoples COD stats to see who to recruit for WW3" with a photo of men looking intently at a screen.
@Hoodville_/X

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Iran bombing meme: Tweet that reads, "It is 2002. The Republican president pushes military action in the Middle East and tax cuts for the rich. People suspect he is very stupid.It is 2025. The Republican president pushes military action in the Middle East and tax cuts for the rich. People suspect he is very stupid" with an image of Dr. Manhattan sitting on an empty planet.
@JeremiahDJohns/X
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Tweet that reads, "Ain’t known a F*CKIN day of peace since F*CKIN NOVEMBER" with a screenshot of D.W. from Arthur throwing a fit in the back seat of the car.
@winwhite97/X

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Meme of two muscled men grasping hands. Text reads, "Game 7/Another war in the middle east/biggest moment of Haliburton's career."
@crawf34/X
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16.

Tweet that reads, "my feed split between Love Island and WWIII" with a split photo of Barbenheimer.
@teewatterss/X

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Tweet that reads, "Saturday 8 pm bombing announcement you know Hegseth is absolutely hammered right now"
@BaileyCarlin/X
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18.

Tweet that reads, "Pete Hegseth 8 am press conference" with a photo of a man looking very hungover driving a car.
@JakeWallinger/X

19.

Tweet that reads, "The people on Love Island have no clue we just bombed Iran"
@sondraa/X
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20.

Meme of a Busch Light can with Trump's face on it, "Bush Light" under him.
@ettingermentum/X

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@TommySiegel/X
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@ShitpostGate/X

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@The4thWayYT/X
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@MLiamMcCollum/X

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"the pizza place near the pentagon after inventing the middle east," tweeted @KampfmitKette.

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https://twitter.com/KampfmitKette/status/1936698442467721556

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@itsanxietE/X

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@KrangTNelson/X

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@biggersocks/X

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@ItsNotAdamAtAll/X

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u/Medium_Contract4513 via Reddit

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