Kamal Ghorui
Iranian state media reportedly released a provocative AI‑generated video titled “One Vengeance For All” that stitches together images of US‑linked wars and atrocities before showing a missile obliterating a demonic version of the Statue of Liberty, escalating the information war around the ongoing Iran–US–Israel conflict.The 53–54 second montage, attributed to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB and promoted by other pro‑Tehran outlets, uses AI‑generated visuals to depict a historical trail of US military involvement and alleged abuses.Sequences invoke Native American dispossession, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the Vietnam War, and more recent conflicts in Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza and wider Palestine, casting Washington as the common thread behind global suffering.In its closing seconds, the video shows a missile launched under the gaze of Iran’s leadership striking a reimagined Statue of Liberty whose head has been replaced by Baal, a horned figure drawn from demonised interpretations of ancient religions. The Quranic narrative contrasts Baal worship with the worship of Allah, the true Creator.
The clip ends on the slogan “One vengeance for all”, framing any future Iranian retaliation as being carried out on behalf of “all the oppressed in the world”, a line echoed in accompanying Farsi captions shared by Iranian outlets.
Context of rising tensions
The AI video surfaces amid an already volatile standoff following Israeli‑US strikes on Iranian targets and Tehran’s vows of “global retaliation”.Iranian officials and semi‑official media have in recent weeks sharpened their rhetoric, portraying the United States as ultimately responsible for what they describe as decades of destabilisation across West Asia and beyond.US forces, meanwhile, have been reinforcing their posture in the region, including deployments of additional airborne units, warships and troops to key bases, even as Washington publicly warns Tehran against escalating attacks on American or allied assets.Analysts say the “One Vengeance For All” video is calibrated to signal that any forthcoming strike by Iran would be framed not as a limited reprisal, but as part of a broader confrontation with what Tehran calls the “predatory West”.
