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US President Donald Trump has reshared a photograph of an Israeli strike on an Iranian oil depot from a year earlier, falsely claiming it depicted a recent American attack on Iran.

The US leader shared the image of flames and smoke billowing into the sky following an Israeli assault on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, yet maintained the strike had taken place as part of America's latest round of attacks on the Middle Eastern nation.

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, July 8, Mr Trump wrote: "This is in retribution for yesterday's bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!".

Accompanying his post was a screenshot of a news outlet's publication. The outlet subsequently issued a correction clarifying that the image was not from July 8.

The US launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after several vessels were targeted in the Strait of Hormuz overnight earlier this week.

The strait, through which 20% of all global oil traded passes, has been a major flashpoint in the conflict which began following joint US-Israeli strikes on several Iranian sites in February.

After months of hostilities, the US and Iran reached a peace understanding that would see the vital Strait of Hormuz reopen.

On June 17, the US and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring the war to a close within 60 days. Washington and Tehran had been working towards securing a lasting peace agreement to bring the conflict to an end, restore international shipping through the vital Strait of Hormuz, and seek to settle an ongoing dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme.

However, the latest confrontation appears to have derailed peace efforts.

Under the terms of the MoU, Iran agreed to guarantee that the movement of merchant vessels between the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman and back would be restored within 30 days to pre-war levels.

The US agreed to lift its naval blockade against Iran and reinstate traffic to its full capacity within a maximum of 30 days from the moment the MoU was signed.

Mr Trump declared the ceasefire to be "over" at a NATO summit in Türkiye on Wednesday, telling reporters: "I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum."

Following the president's remarks, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday evening that US forces were launching further strikes on Iran to "further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz", acting on orders from Mr Trump.