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From Daily Mail: Donald Trump’s unprecedented airstrikes deep within Iranian territory have opened a floodgate of comparisons to a Tom Cruise blockbuster.
The 2022 ‘Top Gun’ sequel, ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ trended on social media over the weekend for its similarities to the president’s Operation Midnight Hammer.
Taking place decades after the original 1986 film, the second installment features Crusie’s protagonist, Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, returning to the armed forces to prepare a new class of Navy pilots for a mission far behind enemy lines.
In the movie, the pilots were on a mission to destroy a uranium enrichment facility buried deep underground. It was located in a mountainous region of a hostile country that was trying to create a nuclear weapon.
Both missions, carried out by stealth aircraft, targeted underground facilities using laser-guided bombs.
Social media accounts posted about the similarities.
Examples follow.
Top Gun predicted this. pic.twitter.com/xFLhrFIT16
— Jacktron (@jacktronprime) June 22, 2025
Art imitates life.
Top Gun: Maverick is on cable tv this evening.
Now we pray for peace. pic.twitter.com/uWfUB28hxZ
— MN Up North Lake Guy (@MNUpNorthLakeG1) June 22, 2025
Oh sure, I’ve been saying it all week and now everyone is calling the USA strike on IRAN the “Top Gun: Maverick” maneuver. 😆 pic.twitter.com/BSbLHwhjsq
— Jon Justice (@JonJustice) June 22, 2025
Art imitates life.
Top Gun: Maverick is on cable tv this evening.
Now we pray for peace. pic.twitter.com/uWfUB28hxZ
— MN Up North Lake Guy (@MNUpNorthLakeG1) June 22, 2025
Tom Cruise writing the script for Top Gun 3 right now pic.twitter.com/olAROLtB2h
— Seed Oil Disrespecter™️ (@SeedOilDsrspctr) June 22, 2025
The information listed is from DailyMail.
