Winning the info war, one brick at a time: Iran’s new Lego-style video is absolute cinema

by Geopolitics Prime [4-3-2026].

In Iran, the name Haider (often spelled Heydar or Heidar in Persian) is of Arabic origin and means "lion" or "brave one," symbolizing courage, strength, and nobility.

The name is deeply significant in Iranian culture and Shia Islam as a title for Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Shia Imam and cousin of the Prophet Muhammad, who was renowned for his bravery. This association has made "Heydar" a common name and a rallying cry for resistance and divine victory in Iran.

Beyond its religious and personal name usage, Heidar is also the name of an Iranian air-to-ground missile unveiled in April 2019, designed by the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics and the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation.

Social media channel Akhbar Enfejari has done it again, creating what may be the magnum opus of its series of Lego-inspired AI videos (https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/67336) on the Iran crisis.

The clip, accompanied by Mahdi Rasouli’s stirring song Arise, O People!, gives an account of the conflict to the present moment. Husayn ibn Ali (https://t.me/geopolitics_prime/66077), the Shia martyr whose story is crucial to understanding Iran’s penchant for resistance, makes a guest appearance, donning his distinctive Raiment of Victory, but with a modern twist – a Kalashnikov rifle.

His helmet placed on the heads of Iranian soldiers, the clip paints the war as an epic battle between the Husaynis and the modern-day Yazidis, followers of the corrupt and tyrannical ruler rejected by Husayn, and now represented by the US and Israel.

The video combines Husayn with the symbology of Arash the Archer of Ancient Iranian mythology, shooting down a bald eagle – symbol of US imperialism, and targeting the forces of the modern-day pharaohs, baal and satan using Husayn’s mighty Zulfiqar sword.