CNN Questions Trump’s Social Media Post of a U.S. Bombing in Iran Which Actually Came from an Israeli Strike Last Year

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BURNETT: “I‘m Erin Burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news, new explosions rocking Iran tonight as President Trump ordered U.S. Forces to strike Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz. We‘ve got new video of a massive explosion in one coastal city. President Trump posting several other images and videos of explosions like this one. And it‘s unclear where and when. Most of these are from. But take a look at this specific image, which Trump posted. He included this caption with it. So you look at the image there, he wrote, this is in retribution for yesterday‘s bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse. Well, this is confusing, right? Because he says that this image is in retribution for yesterday. But we can tell you that that image is actually an altered image from what appears to be an Israeli strike. In June of last year. So there‘s a lot of confusion about what‘s being posted and the accuracy. But in”