'Efforts To Open Hormuz…': What Is The Classic 90s Microsoft Game Iran Is Using To Tease Trump?

Last Updated:April 07, 2026, 22:09 IST

After the Trump administration was slammed for a "hype reel" using the video game 'Call of Duty', the Iranian side is now using 'Minesweeper' to mock US naval presence on Hormuz

From AI deepfakes to “Legofication" and now “gamification", the rules of modern propaganda have been rewritten in the Iran war.

After the Trump administration was slammed for a “hype reel" that spliced authentic military strike footage with animations from the video game Call of Duty, the Iranian side is now using Minesweeper – the retro-style classic 90s Microsoft puzzle game – to “tease" US President Donald Trump.

The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif recently launched a satirical social media campaign aimed at President Trump, using Minesweeper to mock American naval presence in the Strait of Hormuz – a key energy waterway controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The video features gameplay of the iconic game overlaid onto a satellite map of the strait.

As the cursor clicks through the digital minefield, the message is clear: the Iranian authorities are reminding the United States that they possess the capability to mine Hormuz, and any attempt to control the route is as precarious as a high-stakes click in the game.

Watch the video here:

The video includes sarcastic text praising Trump’s efforts to “open" Hormuz as “commendable", while visually illustrating that a single wrong move – or “click" – results in a “game over" explosion.

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