Stay informed with the latest news, video, live updates and expert analysis about Vertical video from across the BBC.

The viral videos by Iranian creators, say analysts, are high-quality though cheap, and hit fissures in US politics.

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Pro-Iranian AI-generated propaganda videos—from realistic-looking portrayals of warfare to satirical videos starring a Lego version of ...

Chris Harkin is a gamer who creates all sorts of content across the internet, from writing and video creation to streaming gaming on YouTube. He loves taking on challenges and gaming every day in one ...

Last year, a YouTube channel called Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive News) began posting a variety of digital content with a political and moralistic bent. A young Iranian man delivered Middle Eastern news ...

Blake Morse is a contributor that has been working in the video game industry for over 18 years as a journalist, content creator, and has helped to publish and promote a number of indie games. In that ...

YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing viral Lego-themed AI videos that ridicule US ...

A video circulated online in March 2026 that users on platforms such as X (archived), Reddit and Facebook (archived) purported to be an authentic propaganda video from Iran. The video, which appeared ...

A series of stylized LEGO-inspired videos released by online groups including Explosive Media have pushed a new wave of ...

A group called Explosive Media, which is behind dozens of recent viral videos, told NBC News it's based in Iran but doesn't ...

Three new LEGO Fortnite sets leak online in official-looking product images, which seemingly confirm all of them will include ...

Since the beginning of the Iran war, the group Explosive Media has released over a dozen viral videos mocking Trump and the US. Minutes after President Donald Trump announced that he would not wipe ...