Pro-Hitler banners threatening anti-regime protesters reported to appear across Iran

Reports indicate that these banners have appeared in cities including Tonekabon and Babolsar in the north and Kermanshah in the west.

Given the communications blackout, it is likely that more examples will surface as access is gradually restored, pointing to a broader, centrally directed propaganda effort.

The use of Hitler’s image together with the slogan, particularly in the context of the ongoing war with Israel, fit squarely within the regime’s longstanding antisemitic and anti-Israel narrative, and signal the kind of posture it seeks to project toward the Jewish community.

Iranian state radio and television have echoed similar themes, framing global developments as evidence of rising hostility towards Jews and the West.

Recent events abroad have been seized upon to amplify this narrative.

Iranian state media figures portrayed the attack on ambulances in Golders Green, for example, as part of a broader international shift.

“Hatred of Jews and Americans is surging across the world,” claimed a presenter on state radio, adding that Iran’s actions had emboldened others to confront “the Zionists”.

One of the main disinformation lines pushed by state broadcasters was the claim that Iranian missile strikes were triggering “reverse migration”, with Israelis allegedly fleeing the country.

Commentators such as Ali Akbar Raefi Pour have framed this as a psychological battle, suggesting that “Zionists” themselves may be exaggerating insecurity abroad to discourage emigration from Israel.

Iranian officials have not directly claimed responsibility for recent attacks linked to groups such as Harakat Ashab al Yamin al Islamia. But state media outlets have adopted a celebratory tone toward such actors, reinforcing a narrative of an expanding “resistance” that is echoed both on the streets, through banners, and across Iran’s radio and television networks.

The banners, alongside the surge of antisemitic messaging on state media, have provoked widespread reaction across Iranian social media, particularly as US President Donald Trump speaks of a deal and potential ceasefire with the regime.

“How can he negotiate with a regime that presents Hitler as a role model?” one user wrote. “They are preparing themselves for revenge,” another warned.

Together, the imagery on Iran’s streets and the rhetoric broadcast on its radio and television stations reveal a regime not moderating its posture, but intensifying it.