Iranian social media continues to ridicule the regime’s declarations of “successes” in the war against Israel. Posts mock reports of seized cars allegedly used by Mossad, asking sarcastically why the regime doesn’t catch the cars before the drones are launched—or better yet, catch actual Mossad agents.
Particular scorn is directed at the regime’s shifting claims about downed Israeli aircraft. First it claimed to have shot down one F-35 jet, then two, then three. Then it said it was searching for the pilots, and even claimed it had captured an Israeli squadron. Users laugh, asking: If that's true, why is the only image released a fake one created with AI?
But this online sarcasm pales in comparison to the outrage over the regime's missile attacks on Israeli civilians. Iranians question whether this is the best the regime can do with the thousands of missiles it boasted about—missiles that were developed at enormous cost, taking money away from public needs.
Some posts draw sharp comparisons: Israel targets military facilities and, when striking regime officials, hits specific apartments or floors—not entire neighborhoods. If two floors of a building were hit, it's because the target lived in a large, luxury duplex. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic fires missiles at civilians, killing elderly women, and then dares to talk about “Iranian honor.”