New Delhi: The Consulate of Iran in Mumbai on Monday took a Bollywood-style dig at the US after President Donald Trump claimed to have downed 158 Iranian ships during the ongoing conflict in West Asia. “Abhi toh sirf trailer hai, picture abhi baaki hai,” the embassy quoted Shah Rukh Khan’s famous dialogue from Om Shanti Om to counter Washington.
The Iranian Embassy in Mumbai posted a video of speedboats manoeuvring on water and firing precision missiles at high-speed.
“Red bees of the #PersianGulf” yeah, the fast missile boats are warming up. Funny how #Trump kept claiming #Iran’s navy was “finished”… now they’re about to find out how a swarm can pin you down real quick. Abhi toh sirf trailer hai, picture abhi baaki hai (it’s only the trailer, the movie is yet to come),” it had posted on X.
The development comes as tensions between the US and Iran escalate after the fragile ceasefire, brokered in Pakistan, collapsed. The marathon 21-hour negotiations in Islamabad broke down over disagreements regarding Iran’s nuclear programme, control of the Strait of Hormuz, and sanctions.
On 13 April, Trump claimed on Truth Social that Iran’s Navy is lying at the bottom of the sea with 158 ships “completely obliterated”.
“What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal,” he had said.
The Consulate of Iran in Mumbai were quick to troll Trump’s statement, stating that he forgot even after “smashing fleets”, control of the Strait of Hormuz decides the game.
“1980s: massive war, full backing for #Saddam… yet #Iran held the choke point and outlasted the noise. 2026: same script, new actors. Baaki sab filmy dialogue hai boss,” it added on X.
What are Red bees?
“Red Bees” (also referred to as Red Hornets or Red Wasps) is the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy’s fleet of fast-attacking vessels. These small, agile vessels are designed for quick warfare and swarm tactics to outnumber larger targets.
Iran uses large numbers of these boats to attack from multiple directions, aiming to saturate and confuse the defence systems of the opponent.
There are four types of vessels primarily used in the fleet.
Heydar 110: Reported as the fastest IRGC vessel, reaching speeds of up to approximately 215 km/h and equipped with medium-range cruise missiles.
Taregh: A high-speed vessel (up to 180 km/h) capable of launching cruise and shoulder-fired missiles.
Azarakhsh: A 23-meter twin-hull missile boat armed with machine guns and a 16-tube rocket launcher.
Zulfiqar: High-speed patrol boats armed with two anti-ship missiles and two torpedo tubes.
As of 14 April, the US-Iran war has entered its 46th day. The conflict began on 28 February this year when the US and Israel jointly launched a massive wave of airstrikes, targeting Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure.
Till now, the Iranian Ministry of Health has confirmed 2,076 deaths. However, the US-based rights group Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that at least 3,636 people have been killed, including 1,701 civilians and 254 children.
(Edited by Prashant Dixit)