A business in Iran sells American and Israeli flags for the sole purpose of burning them at rallies.
Reuters reported that the Diba Parcham flag factory churns out around 1.5 million square feet of American and Israeli flags annually.
The owner, Ghasem Ghanjani, told Reuters that the business has no issue with Americans and Israelis, but rather with their governments. Diba Parcham’s quality control manager, identified as Rezaei, told Reuters that the burning of flags is nothing “compared to the cowardly actions of the United States, such as Gen. [Qassem] Soleimani’s assassination.”
American and Israeli flags were burned in Iranian protests in January in response to the Soleimani’s death, and such burnings have frequently occurred during Iran’s annual celebration of Quds Day, which the Iranian government touts as a day to show solidarity with the Palestinians.
Pro-Israel activist Hananya Naftali tweeted, “Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags to burn. The regime’s hate for Israel and America is greater than their love for Iranians.”
Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags to burn.
The regime's hate for Israel and America is greater than their love for Iranians. #Iran pic.twitter.com/gkAnWcZEYe
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) January 31, 2020
