In 2020, top Iranian general Soleimani was killed in an American drone strike. Iran responded with missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq. The world braced for war, but conflict was narrowly avoided.

Remember that. May God protect you." The Iranian official was given 12 hours to record a video distancing himself from the regime and send it via Telegram, a secure messaging app.

Iran's state television says an Iranian navy helicopter confronted a U.S. warship attempting to approach Iranian territorial ...

Ircs via ZUMA / SplashNews.com The operative instructs the general to make a video denouncing the Iranian regime and send it via Telegram, an encrypted messaging and social media app, within 12 hours.