00:00Imagine standing in the heart of Tehran, traffic rushing by, people looking up, and towering
00:23above it all, a giant map of Israel marked like a targeting screen.
00:28Across the top, a message in bold English, you start it, we finish it.
00:34In early February 2026, Iran made a very public statement.
00:40A massive propaganda banner was unveiled in Palestine Square, Tehran, openly identifying
00:46Israeli cities and military sites as missile targets.
00:50It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't accidental.
00:53The billboard features a detailed, zoomed-in map of central Israel, focusing on the Tel
01:00Aviv metropolitan area, the country's political, military, and economic core.
01:06Marked clearly on the map are Ben-Gurion International Airport, Israel's main gateway to the world,
01:13the Kyria, headquarters of the Israel Defense Forces, often compared to the Pentagon, and
01:19the Glilat Intelligence Base, a key hub for Israeli military intelligence.
01:24Nearby cities like Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Herzliya, Ramat Gan, and Bnei Brak are also highlighted.
01:32Above the map, the slogan reads,
01:34You start it, we finish it.
01:36Below it, Hebrew text warns that Israel's small size leaves it exposed to a rain of missiles.
01:43Some versions of the banner include missile imagery, and even a symbolic fire button,
01:50turning the display into a visual threat.
01:52This banner didn't appear in a vacuum.
01:55It comes as U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations stall, with Iran refusing to discuss its ballistic
02:02missile program.
02:04It follows the June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict, which left both sides bloodied, but not deterred.
02:11And it coincides with reports that Iran has rebuilt and expanded its missile production,
02:19relocating launch systems to hardened, mountainous areas.
02:23Iranian officials insist this isn't a declaration of war.
02:27They call it a deterrence message.
02:29Their argument is simple.
02:31If Iran is attacked by Israel or the United States, retaliation would be overwhelming,
02:37targeting both military installations and civilian infrastructure in Israel's densely populated
02:44center.
02:45In Israel, the message landed very differently.
02:49Media outlets and officials described the banner as explicit psychological warfare.
02:55Some analysts say it's meant to signal that Iran believes it can saturate Israeli defenses,
03:01including Iron Dome, through sheer missile volume.
03:04There's no indication an attack is imminent, but as diplomacy falters and military rhetoric
03:11escalates, displays like this narrow the space for de-escalation.
03:16Whether it remains symbolism or becomes something far more real is the question no one can answer
03:23yet.
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