A widely shared post offered a “quick reminder” of the scorching personal exchanges between Saudi and Iranian leadership as news broke that a Saudi delegation was in Tehran offering condolences following the death of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Saudi state-affiliated outlet Al-Ekhbariya reported that the delegation arrived in the Iranian capital to pay respects.

The post juxtaposed two sets of incendiary remarks:

They are stupid incompetent milking cows
In the region, or even the world, I don’t know any country worse than Saudi Arabia
Saud family are evil

These were attributed to Khamenei in past statements targeting the Kingdom. It then placed them alongside a widely circulated remark from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman:

Khamenei is the new hitler of the middle east

The ironic pairing of the condolence visit with the leaders’ earlier vitriol was presented without further commentary, underscoring the complex and often bitter history between the two regional rivals.