Latest Truth Social post comes amid 'delicate diplomacy', expert says, as US and Iran indicate progress in talks.
The Iranian embassy in Beijing has released an animated rap video featuring internet memes and pop culture to mock US leaders and celebrate Iran’s warm ties with China. The two-minute video What is the East? was published on Monday afternoon and had drawn over 370,000 views by noon the next day. It also carried a strong message of Eastern unity and leaned heavily into millennial and Gen Z nostalgia to demonstrate cultural crossover. This included an animated version of Pesar Ammeh Za – a puppet...
US President Donald Trump – known for his combative and prolific social media style – struck an unusually restrained online tone during his state visit to China. Trump has shared only 10 social media updates since landing in Beijing on Wednesday evening – mostly videos of his arrival in Beijing and official greetings received from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The latest posts include hailing Xi as “one of the World’s Great Leaders” and asserting that the US should have a ballroom like China...