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Iran’s Embassy in Tajikistan on Tuesday posted an AI-generated video of Jesus Christ punching Trump in the face.

The embassy posted the video on its account on the social platform X.

Christ is seen emerging from the skies above Trump in an image the president initially posted on his own Truth Social account. The Iranian video includes the top of the Truth Social post page where the initial Trump video was attached.

An automated voice says “Your reckoning has come” as Christ approaches Trump before another voice yells “What is this?”

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[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 76 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I feel dirty having clicked on a twitter site link, but it was funny.

Ok, now I'll go shower.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

damn, shitter got even worse

begging for a login, a popup to open in the app, and then once you close those *another" popup

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And comments/replies are only visible if you’re logged in.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

And sound? How do you unmute it?

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate twatter and don't care to click, but Iran's social media has been quite amusing in all this. The only way to deal with bullies is to make fun of them.

I clicked. Was not disappointed.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

On point with the video, it cracked me up. Well played.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 month ago
[–] rangber@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

People were clapping when he got punched was a neat detail.

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lol, Iran's video isn't great, but compared to the stupid boomer AI slop that Trump posts, it's AAA

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is how wars will be fought in the future. Just back-and-forth shitposts until one side concedes.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

I can live with that.

[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 14 points 1 month ago

Let's just ditch the actual missiles and school bombings and limit all warfare to shitposts.

[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Amazing! S tier trolling by Iran.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The man's getting a two-for-one special of losing both a flame war and a real war.

[–] Red0ctober@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

And losing the flame war hurts him more 🤣

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's kind of amazing that in 2026 shit posting is a nation-state level weapon.

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 13 points 1 month ago

ain't gonna lie, that punch looked

S A T I S F Y I N G

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Jesus Chad Christ that was funny. The headline alone was great, but the video 😚👌

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

WW3 will not be fought in the trenches but with memes.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Would've been more apropos if Jesus flipped the resolute desk and whipped him out of the Whitehouse.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago

Well done Iran... well done...

I wish the pedophile would be smited into a volcano by pissed off Jesus... that would be fantastic.

[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Anybody got a non X hosted version? Fuck X.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well I mean... the generation raised on internet is starting to take over all channels of power... as the old decrepit boomers are dying off.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I'm talking about the immature old people here.

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Always have.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I hate to click on certain links but watching that was some kind of catharsis

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I always thought the hunger games franchise was stupid with their "propos" but here we are… indeed deep in the stupidest timeline

I take solace in thinking the orange turd would have a stroke over this

the slop wars have begun

[–] thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

The video was quite comical, but it was just weird with sound.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hey OP, I appreciate you adding the source link but you might want to add a non-X source to your post as well, like XCancel, so people don't have to give Musk clicks:

https://xcancel.com/IRANinTJ/status/2044138040650805495

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Why does the article mention sound? It's silent, and there's no Unmute button on the video page.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

Eh, clearly lacks the Christian context, driving him out of a temple with a whip would have been a slam dunk for their target demo

Jeebus isn't really that associated with punching dudes otherwise...

[–] banshee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This is the first video generated by LLMs that I've enjoyed