The opening strikes on Iran forced the country’s military to operate without a centralized command structure. Despite this enormous setback, something like a unified approach has emerged, and nowhere is that more evident than on social media. 

Iran’s embassies have become meme factories, centers of information warfare churning out images and videos designed to do just one thing: mock the US and Israel and, in particular, Donald Trump. Courtesy of Iran’s overseas missions, we’ve now seen Donald Trump as a minion from Despicable Me; a Lego man fleeing a Lego Jeffrey Epstein; and a Pirate of the Caribbean trying, and failing, to hijack the Strait of Hormuz.

My personal favorite came when Trump called Pope Leo  “WEAK” and “terrible” for criticizing the war. To cap this off, Trump posted a meme of himself looking suspiciously like the Son of God, ministering to a sick man, surrounded by adoring onlookers. In response, Iran’s embassy in Tashkent made an AI-video in which the real Jesus appears in Trump’s beatific vision, descending from heaven – and socking him right in the mouth. “YOUR RECKONING HAS COME!” Jesus booms as he delivers his five-finger judgment.

Not all of Iran’s memes have been this good – many have been risible – but even the meme master himself, Donald J Trump, has off days. What’s so striking is how closely Iran’s memes mirror the President’s. Trump’s central message is an........

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