The Iranian Embassy in Tajikistan on Tuesday released an artificial intelligence-generated video of Jesus Christ punching President Trump in the face.
The embassy posted the video on social platform X.
In a photo that Trump initially posted on his Truth social account, Christ can be seen emerging from the sky above Trump. The Iran video was included at the top of the Truth Society post page, which was accompanied by the original Trump video.
As Christ approaches Trump, an automated voice says “Your reckoning has come,” and then another yells “What is this?”
Trump screamed “no” before Christ hit the president, causing blood to spurt from his mouth. Under the gaze of Christ, Trump’s body turned and he jumped into the pit of fire.
The video was one of several released by the Iranian embassy mocking Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Amid the U.S.-Israeli war with the Trump administration, Iran has fiercely fought the Trump administration on social media in an attempt to win global favor.
Most notably, an AI-generated video produced by Iranian media company Explosive Media depicts the leaders of the United States, Israel and Iran as tiny Lego figures. The videos mocked Trump and Netanyahu while promoting Iran’s military capabilities.
The Trump administration has also launched a social media battle, using images from the “Grand Theft Auto” and “SpongeBob SquarePants” video game series to score points online and highlight the achievements of the U.S. armed forces.
A spokesperson for Explosive Media defended the company’s relationship with the Iranian government in an interview with the BBC podcast Top Comment. He accused Trump of funding a “coup,” referring to the massive protests in January. The spokesperson also dismissed claims that videos depicting Netanyahu and Israel are anti-Semitic, adding that “our videos are anti-Zionist.”
The “boxing” video mocks a since-deleted image released on Sunday, which appeared as a painting depicting Trump in a white robe with his hand touching the forehead of a man lying in a hospital bed with his eyes closed. Lights illuminated Trump’s hands and the man’s head.
The man and Trump were surrounded by a nurse, a soldier, a bearded man and a young woman with her hands clasped in prayer. Fighter jets, two bald eagles, an American flag and ghostly military-like figures appeared in the sky around Trump. The rendering also shows fireworks over the Statue of Liberty and the Lincoln Memorial.
Trump’s post sparked a backlash from his conservative and Christian base, with many accusing the AI image of blasphemy.
After the post was deleted, 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 deleted because the president “realized that a lot of people didn’t understand his humor.”
Trump’s post comes after he fell out with Pope Leo XIV, who has been an outspoken opponent of the administration’s conflict with Iran. Trump hit back at the Chicago-born pope, accusing Leo of being “soft” on crime and claiming that last year’s conclave would not have chosen Leo as pope if Trump had not won the White House.
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