As missiles were flying between the US, Israel, and Iran, the internet chose its favorite coping mechanism to deal with a crisis: memes.
Tensions flared in the Middle East after the US and Israel carried out waves of airstrikes across Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate with drone and missile attacks against US-aligned Gulf countries like Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain.
While missile alerts became breaking news, memes entered the group chat and conveyed the internet’s anxiety over a possible WWIII.