JAKARTA - An Iranian government television presenter shot at the flag of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a TV broadcast themed on firearms training.

Citing AN, Monday, May 18, the live broadcast of the Ofogh television channel was amid rising regional tensions and militaristic messages in the Iranian Government media.

In the footage, a masked commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) appeared on the broadcast to demonstrate how to load bullets and operate an AK-47 assault rifle variant.

Towards the end of the segment, the television presenter pointed the gun towards the screen which displayed the UAE flag with the surrounding buildings on fire.

The screen is like a recent news piece shown by the television station related to the mysterious drone attack hitting the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE on Sunday, May 17.

UAE authorities have not publicly responded to the incident as of this writing.


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