A satirical depiction of the American president, Donald Trump, published by the official account of the Iranian embassy in South Africa on the X platform, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Credit: @IraninSA)
Alongside the bloody war, a media battle is also unfolding. Since the start of the war in Iran, several Iranian embassy accounts on social networks have made fun of statements by American President Donald Trump, drawing laughter from online audiences opposed to the Israeli-American war against Iran.
Iranian embassies in Tajikistan, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Zimbabwe — on their official accounts with tens of thousands of followers, the embassies react to every statement by Trump.
Despite a reported death toll of several thousand in Iran, widespread destruction, and the assassination of its main leaders, Iran seizes on the crude nature of some of the American president’s statements.
Tehran also mocks the unclear objectives of this war since Feb. 28, the date the Israeli-American war against Iran began.
This is especially notable as American public opinion is increasingly opposed to continuing the war, which was originally supposed to last only a few weeks.
Among the latest statements to be mocked: the ultimatum (postponed several times) set by Trump for Tuesday at 8 p.m. Tehran time to reach an agreement, before launching attacks on the country’s "bridges and power stations." "8 p.m. isn’t really convenient for me. Would it be possible to move it to a slot between 1 and 2 p.m., or, if possible, between 1 and 2 a.m.? Thank you for your attention to this important matter," the Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe wrote, adopting Trump’s characteristic formal closing.
The embassies also mock certain U.S. actions, such as the destruction of a plane late last week or the firing of top U.S. military officials.
Meanwhile, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Iranian armed forces, has taken to targeting the American president in his televised speeches.
Several remarks have gone viral on social networks, including: "It would be better to call this war ‘Epic Fear’ rather than ‘Epic Fury’" [the official name given to the offensive against Iran]; "You seem to confuse the reality of the war against Iran with Hollywood portrayals and fictional heroes"; and "Hey Trump, you’re fired!"
This trend complements another kind of propaganda used by the Iranian regime on social networks: AI-generated videos featuring Lego characters depicting Trump and other U.S. administration officials. These clips went viral in the first week of the war, with the first accusing Trump of attacking Tehran to divert attention from his alleged role in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Across the Atlantic, the U.S. administration published, early in the war, video montages that included clips from famous movies and video games.
While the figures remain hard to verify precisely, according to the latest report published Friday by the U.S.-based organization Hrana, 3,540 people have been killed in Iran since the start of the war launched by Washington and Tel Aviv on Feb. 28, including 1,616 civilians, among them at least 244 children.
This article was translated from L'Orient-Le Jour.
