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Meet the Team Behind the Viral Iranian AI Lego Videos
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April 28, 2026
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10:28Now PlayingYou’ve seen the AI-generated LEGO clips flooding your feeds during the 40-day war — Trump in the Pentagon, Iranian soldiers holding bloodied backpacks, threading together political commentary on Vietnam, the genocide of Native Americans, and Epstein Island. Banned repeatedly on YouTube and Instagram, they’ve still built a massive American audience.
Ryan Grim and Areeba Fatima spoke with the team behind Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive Media) about who they are, their process, and how their content has resonated with the American left.
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