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In an unexpected move on Tuesday, Iran’s embassy in Tajikistan released a striking AI-generated video featuring a depiction of Jesus Christ delivering a punch to former President Trump. This visual was shared on the embassy’s account on the social platform X.
The digitally crafted video shows Jesus descending from the heavens towards Trump, a scene which originally stems from an image the former president shared via his Truth Social platform. The Iranian version incorporates the header of the Truth Social post, linking back to Trump’s initial video.
As the video unfolds, a computerized voice ominously declares, “Your reckoning has come,” followed by another voice exclaiming, “What is this?” In dramatic fashion, Trump is shown shouting “no” just before Jesus lands a punch, resulting in a graphic burst of blood from Trump’s mouth. The video concludes with Trump’s body twisting and falling into a fiery abyss, under the watchful gaze of Christ.
An automated voice says, “Your reckoning has come,” as Christ approaches Trump before another voice yells, “What is this?”
Trump is seen screaming “no” before Jesus punches the president, causing an audible splatter of blood to burst from Trump’s mouth. Trump’s body turns and plunges down a fiery pit as Christ watches.
The video is one of several released by Iranian embassies mocking Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran has engaged in a heavy social media battle with the Trump administration amid the U.S.-Israeli war, seeking to win global favor.
Most notable have been AI-generated videos created by the Iranian media company Explosive Media, which depict U.S., Israeli, and Iranian leaders as Lego minifigures. The videos lampoon Trump and Netanyahu while promoting Iran’s military capability.
The Trump administration has also waged a battle on social media, using images from the video game series “Grand Theft Auto” and SpongeBob SquarePants to score points online and to highlight the accomplishments of U.S. armed forces.
A spokesperson from Explosive Media defended the company’s relationship with Iran’s government in an interview for the BBC podcast “Top Comment.” He accused Trump of funding a “coup,” referring to the mass protests in January. The spokesperson also dismissed claims that the videos depicting Netanyahu and Israel are antisemitic, adding that “our videos are anti-Zionist.”
The “punch” video mocks the deleted image posted Sunday, rendered as a painting, depicting Trump in a white robe as his hand touches the forehead of a man lying in what appears to be a hospital bed with his eyes closed. Light illuminates between Trump’s hand and the man’s head.
Surrounding the man and Trump are a nurse, a soldier, a bearded man and a young woman with her hands held together in prayer. Fighter jets, two bald eagles, the American flag and ghostly figures resembling service members appear in the sky above around Trump. The rendering also features fireworks over the Statue of Liberty and the Lincoln Memorial.
Trump’s post stirred backlash among his conservative and Christian base, with many accusing the AI image of being blasphemous.
After the post was removed, Trump told reporters on Monday that he “thought it was me as a doctor.” Vice President Vance said the post was a “joke” but was taken down because the president “realized that a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor.”
Trump’s post came on the heels of his feud with Pope Leo XIV, who has been outspoken against the administration’s conflict with Iran. Trump has clapped back at the Chicago-born pontiff, accusing Leo of being “weak” on crime and claimed that last year’s conclave would not have selected Leo to be pope had Trump not been in the White House.