Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps released a propaganda video showing the United States Capitol being blown up, which aired on state-run television.
The clip, which featured the “liberation of Jerusalem,” aired on Sunday before a nationally televised speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It began with footage of soldiers marching, then cut away to a rocket launch, leading to the imagery of the Capitol being blown up.
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The music playing in the background is a nationalistic song, according to Kasra Aarabi, an analyst with the Tony Blair Institute, the Daily Mail reported. The lyrics describe the Capitol as a “palace of oppression” and note that the “liberation of Jerusalem” comes from Iran.
This video was shown around the time diplomats from around the world began talks on April 30 about reinstating the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Trump administration pulled the U.S. out of in 2018, calling it a “horrible, one-sided deal.” The previous administration also restored sanctions on Tehran that were lifted as a result of the initial deal made under former President Barack Obama.
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey responded to the video Monday morning.
Last week, Iran’s chief diplomat allegedly admitted the IRGC calls the shots in Tehran. Now, Iran releases a fake video of the IRGC blowing up our Capitol. The Biden admin’s priority should be ensuring Iran cannot carry out such an attack, not capitulating by removing sanctions. https://t.co/LPHiVX0all
— Senator Pat Toomey (@SenToomey) May 3, 2021
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“Last week, Iran’s chief diplomat allegedly admitted the IRGC calls the shots in Tehran. Now, Iran releases a fake video of the IRGC blowing up our Capitol,” he said. “The Biden admin’s priority should be ensuring Iran cannot carry out such an attack, not capitulating by removing sanctions.”
