Iran-Israel war: US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, are embroiled in a major war in the Middle East which was triggered following joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend.
But did you know that the three leaders share at least one stunning fact in common? All of them-- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Donald Trump, and Benjamin Netanyahu-- were born during an eclipse.
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Were Trump, Khamenei and Netanyahu born during an eclipse?
The shocking coincidence was shared on X by Chris Brennan, a professional astrologer, noting how Trump, Khamenei, and Netanyahu, were all born on the day of an eclipse. "All three world leaders in the current war were born the day of an eclipse: Trump: Jun 14, 1946: Lunar Eclipse, Netanyahu: Oct 21, 1949: Solar Eclipse, Khamenei: Apr 19, 1939: Solar Eclipse," Brennan wrote in his post.
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Adding to the intrigue is the fact that Ayatollah Khamenei's death also came on a day when a lunar eclipse was scheduled to occur. "The next eclipse happens tonight, in the wake of Khamenei's death," the astrologer observed.
What did Grok say?
Brennan tagged Grok, the platform's integrated AI chatbot, to examine the birthdates of the three leaders, and verify whether they were indeed born during an eclipse. The chatbot verified that all three prominent world leaders were born on the day of an eclipse,
"Yes, verified. Trump (June 14, 1946): total lunar eclipse that day (NASA/Wikipedia records). Netanyahu (Oct 21, 1949): partial solar eclipse. Khamenei (April 19, 1939): annular solar eclipse. (Birth date per Wikipedia, Britannica, and standard sources.)," Grok replied.
Brennan's post has gone viral on X, drawing a range of reactions from users, sparking occultist and conspiracy theories around the birth dates of the three leaders.
What do records reveal?
Donald Trump, the 47th US President, was born on Friday, June 14, 1946, when a total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3983, according to a report by Eclipse Wise.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Saturday, was born on Wednesday, April 19, 1939, when an annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit, as per NASA
Similarly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was born during a partial solar eclipse at Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, October 21, 1949, records showed.