Explosive Media
Iranian digital media platform
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Explosive Media (also known as Explosive News, Persian: اخبار انفجاری, romanized: Akhbar Enfejari, lit. '"Explosive News"'[1]) is an Iranian digital media enterprise known for producing AI-generated videos of a satirical nature about Iran–United States relations for the Iranian government.[2][3] Its short films during the 2026 Iran War—produced in the style of Lego movies and lampooning the U.S. side in the conflict—were widely shared both by Iranian and American social-media accounts becoming, according to The New Yorker, "inescapable artifacts" of the war.[3] Within a month following the outbreak of hostilities, the organization's videos had accrued millions of views and achieved widespread virality.[4] This was accomplished through the groups in-depth understanding of American culture and media.[5]
Explosive Media was established in 2025, initially producing short commentary videos before transitioning its output to animated satirical films.[3] A representative of Explosive Media described the outfit as an anonymous "student-led media team with a background in social activism" unconnected to government.[3][6] In an interview with the BBC, a representative said that the Iranian government was a "customer" of the enterprise, which had received direct commissions for several projects from Iranian government officials.[2]