Iranian media outlets have published footage of a drone they say was launched at American military bases in the region, featuring an image of Spanish football star Lamine Yamal holding a Palestinian flag. The footage includes text reading 'The supporters of Palestine and Iran are the world champions' in Persian and English. The publication follows an earlier IRGC claim of a drone launch toward US bases in Kuwait.
Iranian media outlets have published footage of a drone they claim was launched at American military bases in the region, carrying an image of Barcelona and Spain winger Lamine Yamal holding a Palestinian flag. The footage, which includes a caption in Persian and English proclaiming the supporters of Palestine and Iran as 'world champions,' appears to be a propaganda move aimed at linking the IRGC's military posture with a popular global sports figure.
The development follows an earlier bulletin from The Zioneer at 15:18 Jerusalem, in which the IRGC claimed to have launched a Shahed drone toward US bases in Kuwait and published a photo of Yamal on the drone. The new footage from Iranian media appears to be the visual documentation of that claim, though no independent confirmation of the drone's launch or its existence has been provided.
The use of Lamine Yamal's image — a Spanish national team star who has previously expressed pro-Palestinian views — underscores the IRGC's attempt to leverage celebrity and sports symbolism for its propaganda. The footage remains unverified, and the US military has not confirmed any drone launch toward its bases.
2 developments
- DevelopingIranian media claim footage shows US launches from Kuwait toward Iran, analyst reports
- DevelopingIranian army releases footage of Arash-2 drone launches toward US targets in Bahrain
- StrongNew video surfaces showing Iranian launches toward US base in eastern Jordan
- StrongIranian media publishes footage of army drone strike on US Al-Azraq base in Jordan
Source and signal
- Internal intake