Danon Starlink video hits 9 million views as nearly 40% of Instagram audience is in Iran A viral video of Israeli UN Ambassador Danny Danon offering a Starlink device to an Iranian representative has reached about 9 million views, with 39.9% of its Instagram viewers located in Iran, according to analytics shared with Fox News Digital. A viral video of Israel's U.N. ambassador offering an Iranian representative a Starlink device has reached around 9 million views across social media, according to analytics shared with Fox News Digital. Nearly 40% of its Instagram viewers are located in Iran, the largest share from any country. A representative for Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon told Fox News Digital that the office was surprised by the video's reach inside Iran. The representative said such an audience is unusual for Israeli diplomatic accounts.Netanyahu Prepared Starlink Offer For Iranian DelegationAccording to Danon's representative, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had prepared the Starlink element for his speech and asked that the device be offered to the Iranian delegation afterward. Danon then approached an Iranian representative with the device in an encounter captured on video. Danon later posted the exchange on social media, where the video quickly gained traction. Instagram audience analytics shared with Fox News Digital show 39.9% of viewers were located in Iran, the largest share from any country.The U.S. accounted for 14.3%, followed by Israel at 12.6%, Canada at 5.9% and Germany at 4.1%. The representative said Danon's office viewed the unusually large Iranian audience as significant given the message accompanying the Starlink offer. He described that message as one of freedom and freedom of expression for the Iranian people. The analytics were shared with Fox News Digital as the exchange continued to draw attention online.But Danon's office says another online trend emerged as the video spread. The representative told Fox News Digital that accounts the office believes are Iranian began recirculating a years-old video of former Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan being escorted from the General Assembly during a protest against then-Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The video dates to September 2023, when Erdan walked through the General Assembly holding a photograph of Mahsa Amini during Raisi's speech.Iranian Accounts Recirculate Old Video To Change NarrativeOne post recirculating the old video in recent hours has drawn hundreds of thousands of views while portraying the incident as a current confrontation involving Israel's U.N. ambassador. From our perspective, the Danon video moved something in Iran, the representative told Fox News Digital, arguing that the Iranian regime was attempting to change the story. The office pointed to the recirculation of the older footage as evidence of that effort. The episode unfolded around the U.N.General Assembly in New York, where delegates arrived for the 81st session at U.N. Headquarters. Middle East issues took center stage at the gathering as regional leaders confronted matters involving Iran, Gaza and the Houthi threat. Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian converged on New York City for what was described as a dramatic U.N. showdown as Tehran faced tight restrictions.A former UK prime minister said the Iranian regime is underestimating Trump. Other leaders also weighed in during the week. A foreign leader on Putin's doorstep sounded an alarm over Iran fueling Moscow's war machine, while Finland's president backed Trump's peace efforts and said he would not be intimidated by Russia. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister warned that the Houthi threat goes global as Trump held fire.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushed a foreign student cap in classrooms and a burqa and niqab ban in schools. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded a chilling alarm on where Putin's war could head next after being battle-tested. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko revealed a bizarre argument he and Putin have over who is the bigger dictator. A Chinese Coast Guard vessel rammed a Philippine boat in the South China Sea, sparking a diplomatic clash.A former Pentagon official warned that China wiretapped the Red Sea with a spy hub six miles from a U.S. base. A NATO ally pushed for a Fort Trump U.S. military base as a Russian helicopter penetrated airspace. Melania Trump's home-country leader ripped UN double standards as a Trump promise was revealed. Back at the UNGA, a reporter's notebook described how a call for a free Iran echoed at the United Nations. Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey contributed to this report.