White House quickly deletes ominous post from official account

The White House recently posted a pair of cryptic videos onto social media before deleting one of them, and they've left people concerned and confused as the war with Iran continues.

One person wrote: "Who’s operating that account seriously? We are already on high alert with the war. We the people don’t need any additional confusion."

Another said the White House comms team 'clearly binge too many spy thrillers', labelling it 'unnecessary drama' amid 'war jitters'.

The official White House account has posted some pretty bizarre stuff since US president Donald Trump took office for a second time.

There was the controversial use of the 'nothing beats a Jet2 holiday' audio against a video showing a deportation flight.

There was also a bizarre Rosie O'Donnell meme last year, along with an off-the-wall response to NATO chief Mark Rutte calling Trump 'daddy'.

We've been taught to expect strange content from this administration, but the meaning behind these latest posts is difficult to decipher.

In one of the videos posted at 10pm EST last night (25 March) there was a black screen with a phone ping sound in the background.

An image of the American flag was visible for just a moment.

One detail that really confused social media users is that the red and white stripes on the flag seemed to be vertical rather than horizontal.

Some thought there was a Morse code message hidden within the clip. Others suggested the White House account had been hacked.

The other video had been posted slightly earlier that night and had the caption 'sound on' as it appeared to show someone's feet, but a woman's voice was heard to say 'It’s launching soon, right?' and they got the answer 'yes'.

That ominous video was soon afterwards deleted from social media, and the complete lack of context or information left people scrambling to try and figure out what on Earth the US government was doing posting weird clips on the internet.

Some thought it had something to do with a 'nuclear bomb', others wondered if it might be 'aliens'.

One person wrote: "What's launching??? A missile? An app? A mission??"

A few wondered if it had anything to do with NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission to put astronauts further into space than ever before, which could launch as early as next week (1 April).

But others worried it could be linked to Iran, thinking it could be a missile strike that is 'launching soon'.

The posts came after a fiery White House media briefing in which press secretary Karoline Leavitt boasted about the damage the US has apparently wreaked on Iran and promised they wouldn't be afraid to 'unleash hell'.

She said: "The United States military continues to decimate the terrorist Iranian regime's offensive and defensive capabilities."

She claimed the US has struck 9,000 enemy targets and destroyed 140 naval vessels, which she described as 'the largest elimination of a navy over a three-week period since World War 2'.

She also referenced ongoing peace negotiations between the US and Iran, with Iran yesterday (25 March) reportedly rejecting Trump's 15-point peace plan.

Leavitt issued a chilling threat for Iran if they didn't reach a deal, saying: "There does not have to be any more death and destruction. But if Iran fails to accept the reality of the current moment, if they fail to understand that they have been defeated militarily and will continue to be, President Trump will ensure they are hit harder than they have been hit before.

"President Trump does not bluff and is prepared to unleash hell."

This morning, Trump has also taken to Truth Social to issue new threats to Iran.

He wrote: "The Iranian negotiators are very different and 'strange'. They are 'begging' us to make a deal, which they should be doing since they have been militarily obliterated, with zero chance of a comeback, and yet they publicly state that they are only 'looking at our proposal'. WRONG!!!

"They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is NO TURNING BACK, and it won’t be pretty! President DJT."

According to Iranian state TV, Iran rejected Trump's proposals and put forward its own five-point ultimatum to end the war.

The terms included guarantees hostilities aren't renewed, the US paying reparations and Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.