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The Times of India
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Karan Manral

‘Habibi, come to Iran’: Tehran mocks Uncle Sam with Minesweeper game post over Strait of Hormuz

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Iran’s embassy in Sierra Leone on Thursday challenged the US to “come to Iran” with an animated Minesweeper-style video set over the Strait of Hormuz.

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“Habibi (Uncle Sam), come to Iran!” the post read, referring to the US. The Iranian embassy paired the message with a 35-second animated video showing a 3D map of the Strait of Hormuz with a game of Minesweeper being played over it.

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