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International Conflict Dossier · 2020–2026

US vs IRAN

Shadow War / Meme War — where drone strikes get Call of Duty edits and school bombings get Lego animations.

Same War. Three Stories.

🇺🇸 US

Precision strikes. Terrorists eliminated. World safer.

Timeline of Events

Soleimani Assassination2020-01-03

US drone strike at Baghdad airport kills IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani

🇺🇸 US says

Decapitated terrorist leadership, world is safer

🇮🇷 Iran says

Assassinated a diplomatic envoy on Iraqi soil, act of war

Same event. Two realities.

🔥 Drone footage with 'HEADSHOT +100' Call of Duty edit: 45M views

Who do you believe?

Ain al-Asad Retaliation2020-01-08

Iran launches 22 ballistic missiles at US base in Iraq

🇺🇸 US says

Zero casualties thanks to early warning — Iran missed

🇮🇷 Iran says

114 US troops injured with brain trauma, revenge is served

Same event. Two realities.

🔥 IRGC press conference with flag and coffin props went viral on Telegram

Who do you believe?

Ukraine Flight PS7522020-01-08

Iran accidentally shoots down Ukrainian passenger plane, 176 dead

🇺🇸 US says

Iran's incompetence kills its own allies' citizens

🇮🇷 Iran says

Air defence was on alert due to US escalation — US shares blame

Same event. Two realities.

🔥 Cover-up unravelled in 72 hours via citizen video on social media

Who do you believe?

Iran's Drone Barrage on Israel2024-04-13

Iran launches 300+ drones and missiles at Israel, 99% intercepted

🇺🇸 US says

Iron Dome + US Navy proved Iran can't touch us

🇮🇷 Iran says

We showed restraint — next time there'll be no warning

Same event. Two realities.

🔥 Interceptor footage set to epic music: 120M views across platforms

Who do you believe?

Minab School Massacre2024-11-15

Strike on girls' school in Minab, Iran — 168 children killed

🇺🇸 US says

Misfired Iranian air defence missile

🇮🇷 Iran says

US cruise missile deliberately targeted a school, a war crime

Same event. Two realities.

🔥 Iran's Lego animation: Trump presses button, school full of backpacks explodes — 89M views

Who do you believe?

Houthi Red Sea Blockade Escalation2025-03-01

Yemen's Houthis (Iran proxy) intensify attacks on commercial shipping

🇺🇸 US says

Protecting global trade routes from terrorist disruption

🇮🇷 Iran says

Resistance axis defending Palestine from US-backed genocide

Same event. Two realities.

🔥 SpongeBob bomb sound synced to strike footage: 120M views on TikTok

Who do you believe?

The Scoreboard

🇺🇸 US
78
commanders killed
🇮🇷 Iran
13
US troops killed
👥 Civilians
1,200
dead
🇺🇸 US Meme Views2.1B
🇮🇷 Iran Meme Views890M
🇨🇳 China Meme Views79M
🇺🇳 UN Resolutions Violated🇺🇸 3 : 4 🇮🇷

*Meme views don't bring anyone back

Propaganda Bingo

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Meme War Highlights

🇺🇸 United States

Flawless Victory45M

Official CENTCOM release with Mortal Kombat voiceover dubbed by fans

📱 X, Instagram
SpongeBob Bomb Sound120M

Airstrike footage synced to SpongeBob explosion sound effect

📱 TikTok
Top Gun Briefing18M

Biden briefed on strikes with Top Gun anthem playing — leaked and memed

📱 YouTube
Call of Duty IRL67M

Drone HUD footage edited to look exactly like COD gameplay

📱 X, Reddit

🇮🇷 Iran

Lego School89M

Lego stop-motion: Trump hits red button, school full of backpacks explodes

📱 Telegram, X
Epstein Files34M

'US kills children like Epstein killed truth' — shared across Telegram

📱 Telegram
Crying Soldiers67M

AI-generated soldiers cradling backpacks in front of black smoke

📱 Telegram, WhatsApp
Soleimani Nasheed Remix42M

Viral nasheed tribute with drone footage reversed

📱 YouTube, Telegram

🇨🇳 China

Bored of Peace23M

14-second animation: US 'Peace Committee' becomes 'Bored of Peace'

📱 Weibo, X
Popcorn Panda56M

Panda eating popcorn watching US and Iran fight — became global meme

📱 Weibo, TikTok

The Actual Dead

No music. No kill scores. No Lego.

0
Iranian children
0
US service members
0
Total civilians

Across Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran

Iran turned it into a Lego animation. We turned it into a question.

Key Figures

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USvsIRAN
THE PROXY WAR NOBODY WON
🇮🇷
13
US troops killed
1,200
Civilians dead
168
Children killed

“Both sides called it 'precision.' Neither side counted the children.”

BOTH SIDES. YOU DECIDE.

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