TEHRAN Aug 12, 2026 – Iranian officials have reportedly turned U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-running nickname for Joe Biden against him, declaring that Trump “kept calling Biden ‘Sleepy Joe’ so much that now you’ve become ‘Sleepy Donald’ yourself.”
The remark was highlighted in a post by the geopolitics-focused account BRICSinfo on August 11, 2026, accompanied by an image of the Iranian flag and a portrait of Trump.
The comment comes against the backdrop of months of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The two sides have traded military strikes, clashed over the Strait of Hormuz, and repeatedly accused each other of violating earlier ceasefire understandings and a June 2026 memorandum of understanding. Trump has frequently used sharp personal insults against Iranian leaders, while Iranian officials and state-aligned voices have responded in kind.
The latest barb echoes earlier online mockery of Trump that emerged after a viral video earlier this year appeared to show him with his eyes closed during an Oval Office event, briefly popularizing “Sleepy Trump” references among critics.
As of August 12, no independent confirmation from Iranian state media or senior Foreign Ministry officials has widely circulated beyond social media amplification of the quote. The exchange nonetheless underscores the personal and propagandistic tone that has characterized much of the public messaging on both sides throughout the ongoing confrontation.
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