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Iran Uses Telugu Film Clip to Mock Trump's Annihilation Threat
Iran’s embassy in Zimbabwe shared a movie clip to make fun of Donald Trump.
The clip comes from a Telugu action movie and shows people facing each other with weapons.
Trump had said the United States might “annihilate” Iran if no deal was reached.
Iran and US officials then held talks in New York during a United Nations meeting.
The talks lasted about three hours, according to Trump.
Qatar helped communicate between the two sides, although one report also described the meeting as direct.
Iran wanted the US blockade on its ports to end and its frozen money to be released.
Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian were also discussed as possible participants in future diplomacy.
Iran’s Embassy in Zimbabwe shared a clip from the Telugu film Bhagavanth Kesari to mock Donald Trump’s threat against Iran.
The 58-second clip features Nandamuri Balakrishna in an armed standoff between two groups.
Trump said at the United Nations General Assembly that he could allow Iran to rebuild or “annihilate” the Islamic Republic quickly.
US and Iranian officials reportedly met for about three hours on the sidelines of the assembly, with Qatar involved as a mediator.
Iran said negotiations remained conditional on an end to the US blockade of its ports and the release of frozen Iranian assets.
- Who
- Iran’s Embassy in Zimbabwe, Donald Trump, Iranian officials, and US officials, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- What
- Iran used a Telugu movie clip to mock Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran, while US and Iranian officials held talks.
- Where
- At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with the movie post issued by Iran’s Embassy in Zimbabwe.
- When
- The exchange and talks occurred during the United Nations General Assembly; Trump spoke on Tuesday, and Iran’s foreign ministry commented on Wednesday.
- Why
- Iran used the clip to respond sarcastically to Trump’s threat, while the talks concerned ending the conflict and Iran’s demands over the US blockade and frozen assets.
Iranian Position
US Position
Threats and deterrence
Iranian Position
Iran’s embassy mocked Trump’s annihilation warning with an action-film clip and said Iran was not defenseless.
US Position
Trump said the United States could annihilate the Islamic Republic quickly if an acceptable deal was not reached.
Conditions for negotiations
Iranian Position
Iran said it would maintain its negotiating stance and demanded that the US end its blockade on Iranian ports and release frozen assets.
US Position
Trump said discussions with Iranian officials were very good and that further talks would occur in the near future.
Nature of the talks
Iranian Position
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei described the talks as indirect and conducted through Qatari mediators.
US Position
The report also described the engagement as the first direct talks between an Iranian delegation and senior US officials, creating a discrepancy in how the meeting was characterized.
Key facts
- Movie clip
- A 58-second excerpt from Bhagavanth Kesari, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna.
- Iranian post
- Iran’s Embassy in Zimbabwe said Trump’s administration was watching Bollywood instead of Hollywood.
- Trump’s statement
- He said he was weighing a deal allowing Iran to rebuild or quickly annihilating the Islamic Republic.
- Talk duration
- Trump said US and Iranian officials met for about three hours.
- Talks location
- The discussions took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Iranian conditions
- Iran demanded an end to the US blockade on its ports and the release of frozen assets.
- Possible meeting
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump was open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Quotes
Iran's Embassy in Zimbabwe
Iranian diplomatic mission in Zimbabwe
“Trump talks about annihilating Iran. But he knows Iran is not defenseless. Since we informed they have recently been watching Bollywood instead of Hollywood”
NDTV
Donald Trump
President of the United States
“Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?”
NDTV
Sources
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