'The trace of the Zionists in the Incident of Nine-eleven' khamenei.ir poster

Square poster quoting Ayatollah Khamenei that, after the September 11 incident, 'to which there are countless indications of Zionists' involvement', they rushed to blame Muslims and Islam. A hand in a suit sleeve with a Star of David cufflink points at the burning Twin Towers while a Muslim family flees. The tells are the blame placed on a named out-group with no evidence shown, and the quotation from the leader standing in for proof.

Date: September 11, 2018
Period: Contemporary
Made by: Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran (khamenei.ir)
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Country: Iran
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: State
Regime: Islamic Republic of Iran
Leader: Ali Khamenei
Audience: Mixed
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Themes: Religion, Media and information, Security and surveillance
Techniques: Scapegoating Testimonial
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: Wikimedia Commons (from khamenei.ir), retrieved September 29, 2026
Rights: CC BY 4.0 (khamenei.ir site licence statement, via Commons)
Khamenei.ir (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11 INCIDENT
-to which there are countless indications of Zionists' involvement-
they rushed to blame Muslims and Islam in order to portray Islam as abhorred and appalled in the eyes of the people of the world.

~Ayatollah Khamenei

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The Star of David on the cufflink is a small graphic, not text. Text is as printed, including 'abhorred and appalled'.