Iran released a provocative new video over the weekend that depicts its military forces blowing up the United States Capitol building, a threat that comes as the Biden administration inches closer to providing Tehran with billions of dollars in economic sanctions relief.
The video debuted Sunday on Iranian state-controlled television before Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei delivered remarks, in which he praised the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, the paramilitary force that has killed Americans, and celebrated IRGC leader Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a drone strike by the former Trump administration.
In the video clip, armed IRGC forces are seen marching before the U.S. Capitol’s famous dome explodes. It also shows Iranian forces marching on Jerusalem.
In Broadcast Leading To Khamenei’s Speech, Iran TV Airs Music Video Depicting U.S. Capitol Hill Being Destroyed By Missile: ‘We Will Destroy The Palace Of Oppression’
In a broadcast leading to Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei’s speech on May 2, Channel 1 TV aired a song titled “A Vigilant and Strong Nation” in commemoration of IRGC’s Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani. In the video accompanying the song, IRGC soldiers pledge to avenge the death of Soleimani, who was killed by the U.S. military in January 2020. They sing: “We will destroy the palace of oppression,” while in the video a missile is launched and immediately afterwards the U.S. Capitol building goes up in flames. The song continues: “Jerusalem’s liberation comes from Iran […] let us go.”
To view the clip of the Iranian song on MEMRI TV, click or below.
“You Took My Heart, Oh Soleimani, To The City Of The Crying Eyes; We Are The Avengers! We Are United!”
Song: “You took my heart, oh Soleimani, to the city of the crying eyes. You have forsaken those who love you, in the middle of the stormy sea.
“We are the avengers! We are united! We are the avengers! We are united! We are the avengers! We are united!
“The Good Tidings Of Jerusalem’s Liberation Come From Iran”
“Today, Ali wants Ali’s army. The Leader wants a vigilant and strong nation. With Ali’s army, we will destroy the palace of oppression. The good tidings of Jerusalem’s liberation come from Iran. The path and the land are ready, let us go.
“Hajj Qasem’s heart is here, let’s go! Hajj Qasem’s heart is here, let’s go!”
