Watch: Iranians burn images of Trump, Netanyahu at Tehran Rally
A large poster depicting US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President JD Vance, and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was set on fire Wednesday night during a rally in Tehran's Enghelab Square, according to footage circulated on social media. The demonstration commemorated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran. The burning followed the publication of a poster promoting the rally on Tuesday, which carried an explicit threat against Trump, declaring “We will kill Trump" in both Persian and English.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article does not say that the rally also marked the Republicans' midterm defeat, which other outlets linked in part to Trump's war on Iran. The reader gets only the 1979 anniversary as the occasion.
How we know
- Daily Express reported“while also celebrating Donald Trump's midterm elections setback”Tehran burns Trump poster as Iran celebrates Republican midterm defeat (opens in a new tab)
- Daily Mirror reported“in part due to Mr Trump's war in Iran”Iran burns poster of Donald Trump and allies as Tehran celebrates his midterms defeat (opens in a new tab)
The promotional poster featured Trump, Netanyahu, Vance, and Witkoff wearing torn, burning suits, with American and Israeli flags engulfed in flames in the background. The threat followed several similar incidents in recent months targeting Trump and members of his family. In July, the Tasnim news agency, which is affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), released a video claiming that vulnerabilities and access routes involving first lady Melania Trump's security arrangements in New York had been identified.
Left out here: Drops what it reported before
The article never says that the US and Israel have waged war on Iran this year, or that the four men on the burned poster are the leaders of that war. Arutz Sheva itself reported days earlier on Operation Epic Fury in February 2026 and on Netanyahu pressing for a renewed offensive, and other outlets described the poster as showing those leading the war against Iran. Without this, a reader believes the burning and the threats rest only on the 1979 embassy anniversary and the Soleimani killing.
How we know
- Daily Mirror reported“watched a massive poster of those leading the war against their country burn”Iran burns poster of Donald Trump and allies as Tehran celebrates his midterms defeat (opens in a new tab)
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News wrote earlier“Operation Epic Fury in February 2026”'Tough' Trump-Netanyahu call reveals disagreement over Iran war (opens in a new tab)
- Arutz Sheva / Israel National News wrote earlier“Netanyahu has been pressing Trump to launch another military offensive against Iran”'Tough' Trump-Netanyahu call reveals disagreement over Iran war (opens in a new tab)
That same month, a billboard in Tehran's Islamic Revolution Square depicted Trump apparently dead in a coffin, accompanied by the message “We will kill Trump." In August, Iranian state television broadcast a video threatening the President's 20-year-old son, Barron Trump. The video, titled “Where and How Barron Trump Should Be Killed," claimed that his movements had been “fully monitored" and that information had been gathered about his university, accompanying vehicles, and the positions of Secret Service agents assigned to protect him.
It also alleged that a $10 million bounty had been placed on Barron Trump, although the claim was not independently verified. The US Secret Service subsequently confirmed that it was aware of the broadcast and was examining its contents. Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei later denied the claims that an assassination plot against Barron Trump existed. Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened retaliation against Trump over the US drone strike during his first term that eliminated Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC's Quds Force.
Trump has warned that any Iranian attempt to assassinate him would provoke a devastating American response.
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