A viral video of Israel’s U.N.ambassador offering an Iranian representative a Starlink device has reached around 9 million views across social media — and nearly 40% of its Instagram viewers are in Iran, according to analytics shared with Fox News Digital.A representative for Israeli Ambassador to the U.N.
Danny Danon told Fox News Digital that the office was surprised by the video’s reach inside Iran, saying such an audience is unusual for Israeli diplomatic accounts."We couldn't imagine to be the popular," the representative said, referring to the video's reach in Iran.MIDDLE EAST TAKES CENTER STAGE AT UN AS REGIONAL LEADERS CONFRONT IRAN WAR, GAZA AND HOUTHI THREATIsraeli Ambassador to the U.N.Danny Danon attends the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
(Angelina Katsanis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The representative said the encounter grew out of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.N.General Assembly, where Netanyahu displayed a Starlink device while delivering a message aimed at the Iranian people.According to Danon’s representative, Netanyahu had prepared the Starlink element for his speech and asked that the device be offered to the Iranian delegation afterward.
Danon then approached an Iranian representative with the device in an encounter captured on video.The Iranian representative declined to take it.TRUMP, IRANIAN PRESIDENT CONVERGE ON NYC FOR ‘DRAMATIC’ UN SHOWDOWN AS TEHRAN FACES TIGHT RESTRICTIONSIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a Starlink device during his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday.Israeli Ambassador to the U.N.
Danny Danon later offered the device to an Iranian representative.(John Lamparski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Danon later posted the exchange on social media, where the video quickly gained traction.Instagram audience analytics shared with Fox News Digital show 39.9% of viewers were located in Iran, the largest share from...