'The regime is a customer': BBC interviews activist behind pro-Iran Lego propaganda videos

British public broadcaster BBC interviewed an individual who goes by the moniker “Mr Explosive,” responsible for creating pro-Iran AI-generated propaganda videos using Lego figures, in a podcast episode published on Saturday. “Mr Explosive” is a representative of Explosive Media, which has been publishing such videos nearly daily. While he initially denied working for the Iranian government, and said in previous interviews that he is “totally independent,” BBC questioning led to “Mr Explosive” admitting that the Islamic regime is a “customer” of Explosive Media, which the report claimed he had never previously confirmed publicly. The propagandist appeared silhouetted, flanked by red and green light to mirror the Iranian flag. He said that his team consists of fewer than 10 people, and they chose to use Lego-style graphics “because it is a world language.” This choice appears to have led to various countries, including Iranian and Russian state media, regularly sharing them on X/Twitter. He also regularly shows the Epstein files being used, alleging that US President Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury in order to distract from the prevailing conversation around his alleged association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The propaganda videos also use other factual inaccuracies, including the Iranian military capturing a downed US fighter jet pilot, and successful Iranian strikes on key locations across Israel, the Gulf States, and the US military deployed to the region. The BBC cited US officials saying that the airman is now receiving treatment in Kuwait, to which “Mr Explosive” retorted that “Only 13% of what Trump says is based on facts.” “Mr. Explosive” also defends his relationship with Tehran, saying it was “honorable to work for the homeland,” and dismissing the anti-regime protests countrywide from December 2025 to February 2026 as a “Trump-funded coup.” He also defended accusations of being antisemitic: “Our videos are not antisemitic; our videos are anti-Zionist,” he said, despite recurring antisemitic tropes that appear in most of his videos, including a depiction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drinking blood, which “Mr Explosive” says highlights Netanyahu's “atrocities.”