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In the wake of news that a top-secret operation took out a top Iranian official, Iran has vowed to strike back at the United States which has sparked a World War III trending topic. While Iran’s threat should be taken seriously, many on Black Twitter have been cracking jokes in the face of impending doom.
Qassem Soleiman, the leader of Iran’s Quds, an elite fighting corps, was killed in an airstrike in Baghdad. Soleiman, according to almost all accounts, was only second in command to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump cleared the way for the strike, which also took out Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a militia leader.
According to Ahmed al-Assadi, a spokesperson for Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces, a militia supported by Iran, confirmed the deaths, naming the United States and Israel as responsible.
“The American and Israeli enemy is responsible for killing the mujahideen Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and Qassem Soleimani,” al-Assadi said.
Many reports, including those from the U.S., say that the attack was a drone strike but Iran officials claim that the convoy carrying the men were struck down by armed helicopters.
Mohammad Javad Zarif called the act “terrorism” and many believe this will set the stage for the region going into further disarray and perhaps a war, thus the trending topic.
With the world on notice for a potential clash between the two superpowers, Black Twitter has decided that joking through the potential wave of destruction is the best way to deal with things. Since this morning, Black Twitter users have been relentless with the humor and perhaps doing so just to make sense of it all.
We’ve got the best reactions below.
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This really how black twitter is during every national crisis pic.twitter.com/1fcYha8Vjm
— Queztion? (@ThatBoyTonioTho) January 3, 2020
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Too many people running in one direction https://t.co/P6bVyHOSXS
— ToraShae (@BlackMajiik) January 3, 2020
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BuzzFeed in 7 minutes: The World War 3 Memes From Black Twitter That Had Us Weak π
— Big Boss (@LordBalvin) January 3, 2020
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"Yβall donβt take anything serious. We could seriously be going to war with Iran any day now!β
— Brad Jordan (@504carsonst) January 3, 2020
Black Twitter: pic.twitter.com/Hu3mFJYI9Q
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I dont know why people thought black Twitter wasnt about to get these jokes off about #WWIII. Black folk even had jokes when they was IN the last world war lol. They spelled Hitler name on an artillery shell like it was a Starbucks cup πππ pic.twitter.com/ScuxUWc61W
— Cognoscente of Cognomens (@ShimminyKricket) January 3, 2020
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Black Twitter: Your war should look like your water fountains did.... pic.twitter.com/AwXJpiPgDZ
— ArisTHOTle (Feet Pic Stan) (@Mr_Alexius) January 3, 2020
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βWe goin to war soonβ
— tj detweiler (@QuannyBeenJiggy) January 3, 2020
All of black twitter: pic.twitter.com/tcPJnGy2Ky
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βwe really shouldnβt joke about the war-β
— elijah β¨ (@hoepiecess) January 3, 2020
black twitter: pic.twitter.com/3N00VP6AMt
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It's WW3 stop tweeting and help us win!!
— ArisTHOTle (Feet Pic Stan) (@Mr_Alexius) January 3, 2020
Black Twitter: pic.twitter.com/3qWm8LUTMD
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Everybody Else: Oh my god, WW3 is coming, we gotta fight this.
— π°π»π΄π ππ·π΄ π°π»πΈπ΄π½β’οΈ π½ (@OnyxScholar21) January 3, 2020
Black Twitter: pic.twitter.com/tvVX4mYGvH
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All of black twitter chillin in jail when we refuse to go to war pic.twitter.com/wv94VyBJ5s
— Bishop Bullwinkleπ΄πΎπͺ (@butl3r__) January 3, 2020
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Black Twitter not caring about World War 3 and making it a joke pic.twitter.com/FZB4bSvA6Q
— π¬ππππππ βοΈ (@knowimwrght) January 3, 2020
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me and all of black twitter right now over world war 3 memes π€£ pic.twitter.com/0urWPq3Qdq
— πβππππππ βοΈοΈβ½ (@imchxrelle) January 3, 2020
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U can ALWAYS depend on Black Twitter to make your ass laugh when something serious is happening pic.twitter.com/zrOZwHVIWz
— July 19 (@212Lexus) January 3, 2020
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Itβs possible we finna enter world war 3
— Seaux LeauxπΊπΏ (@PHaithfulGem) January 3, 2020
black twitter: pic.twitter.com/N50V1jrHFX