Jeremy Vine has been ridiculed by viewers for ‘going full Alan Partridge’ after he made a toe-curling blunder live on his Channel 5 show.
The broadcaster was commenting on a video of a group of people dancing, alongside the Iranian, American and Israeli flags – copying the dance moves of President Donald Trump.
Jeremy, 60, was joined by Mike Parry and Labour MP Paulette Hamilton as discussions turned to the ongoing conflict across the Middle East, when the video was shared live on air.
On Saturday, strikes made by the US and Israel killed the former Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with retaliatory attacks taking place across the region.
Since, the Israeli military launched an overnight barrage that the Israelis said had destroyed key government and security compounds in Tehran.
In the lead up to the events, the Iranian regime cracked down on those opposing the political policy across the country – with thousands of protestors killed.
Jeremy Vine has been ridiculed by viewers for ‘going full Alan Partridge’ after he made a toe-curling blunder live on his Channel 5 show
The videos shown on Jeremy Vine showed a jubilant crowd dancing on the street as they copied the ‘Trump dance’ in a social media posted clip
After discussing the events, Jeremy was seen introducing the viral clip of a group of people waving flags and ‘doing the Trump dance’, in a nod to the American President dancing on stage to the Village People’s YMCA during his campaign rallies in 2021.
Iranians around the world have filmed themselves doing the same dance routine in a series of clips – one of which was shown on the Channel 5 show.
Jeremy wrongly introduced the video as people dancing ‘in Iran’ – as he told viewers: ‘We’ve got to show you some footage here from Iran of people dancing like Trump.
‘I believe, is this in Iran? It’s in Iran. I gather that’s in Iran and they are doing the Trump dance which is an ever so slight movement of the hips.’
After the video came to an end, he then corrected himself: ‘It’s crucially not Iran, and that’s very important because if it was in Iran, they might all be killed. It’s not Iran, it’s in the USA.’
Broadcaster Mike responded: ‘They’d get machine-gunned, if they were doing that in Iran now,’ as Jeremy continued to apologise for his mistake.
Viewers were quick to head to social media to react to the moment, with those on X, formerly Twitter, comparing the incident to Steve Coogan’s awkward fictional broadcaster character, Alan Partridge.
Posting the video clip to an account named Accidental Alan Partridge, the account’s owner penned it was the ‘best one in ages’.
Viewers were quick to head to social media to react to the moment, with those on X comparing the incident to Steve Coogan’s awkward fictional broadcaster character, Alan Partridge
‘How is this more Partridge than Partridge?’ one viewer penned, as another chimed in to hit back against the clip: ‘What an idiot!?’
Someone else added: ‘Anybody else think Vine is becoming more Partridge than [Richard] Madeley?’ as another concluded: ‘Of course, everyone knows how prevalent the flying of Israeli flags is in Tehran.’
Over the weekend, Iranians took to social media to share videos of them doing the famous ‘Trump dance’ after a joint US-Israel military operation killed Iran‘s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday evening that the US had killed Ali Khamenei, as he called him ‘one of the most evil people in history’.
Khamenei, the chief Islamic cleric and ruler of Iran for over 36 years since 1989, has been an adversary of the US for decades throughout multiple presidential administrations.
His rule saw the increased Islamification of Iran and the growth of its proxy forces in Yemen, Lebanon, Gaza and beyond.
His strong religious views long unsettled the Middle East and placed Iran opposite its more western-embracing neighbours like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.
The president also used his announcement to call on Iranian citizens to stand up to the Islamic regime, saying it is ‘the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country.’
Now, Iranians celebrating all over the world are publicly thanking the US president by copying his signature dance set to the song ‘YMCA’ performed at many of his rallies.
President Donald Trump, performs his ‘Trump Dance’ at a rally in 2025
The videos show jubilant crowds dancing on the streets, as well as individuals recreating the fist pumping move at home with friends.
They come amid a wave of celebrations from Iranians in major cities across the US and Europe.
Crowds have gathered in public spaces and city centres, with demonstrators waving pre-revolution Iranian flags and chanting anti-regime slogans.
In London, members of the Persian community took to North Finchley on Saturday night, with footage showing residents of the London borough blaring music from their cars and cheering, while some were seen handing out roses.
Local resident Jessica came out of her house to find a scene of literally thousands descending on Ballards Lane.
She told The Daily Mail: ‘It’s absolute mayhem, it’s pandemonium. It’s a scene of absolute jubilation.
‘People are chanting and singing. They are handing out roses to one another and Persian biscuits. It’s just joy. People are holding up pictures of the Shah, and cars are tooting in the road.’
The killing of Khamenei after decades in power appeared certain to create a significant leadership vacuum, given the absence of a known successor and because the Supreme Leader had final say on all major policies.
He led Iran’s clerical establishment and its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard – the two main centres of power in the governing theocracy.
Khamenei’s regime systematically targeted women – enforcing mandatory dress codes and taking control of women’s employment, mobility and legal rights, often through violence from Iran’s ‘morality police’.
In one video taken after Khamenei’s compound in Tehran was hit by an airstrike, women can be heard celebrating and cheering.
Footage shows smoke billowing into the sky above the complex as screams and giggles ring out from a nearby rooftop where onlookers watch the blast.
‘Oh my God they hit it. They struck it. Oh my God,’ one woman shouts.
The videos come amid a wave of celebrations from Iranians in major cities across the US and Europe
Meanwhile, an official 40-day mourning period, as well as a seven-day national holiday, was announced in Iran in the wake of Khamenei’s death.
During the official announcement on an Iranian state news broadcast, the anchor wore black and stifled tears during the reading of a statement from the National Supreme Council.
‘God is great. God is great. With deep sorrow, it is announced to the nation of Iran that Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, was martyred today in a joint criminal attack by the United States and the Zionist regime,’ the anchor said in a clip posted on X.
The Council described Khamenei as a revered religious Islamic figure, and said his ‘long dream of martyrdom became true’. It was noted that Khamenei was killed during the month of Ramadan.
According to the statement, Iranians were said to be mourning the leader’s death but enemies of the country should note that ‘martyrdom will spark a massive uprising in the fight against oppressors,’ the outlet reported.
A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran since the start of the strikes that killed Khamenei and other senior leaders, the Iranian Red Crescent said Monday.
Meanwhile four US service members have been killed in action as part of US military operations against Iran.
Israel’s rescue services said nine people were killed and 28 wounded in a strike that hit a synagogue in the central town of Beit Shemesh, bringing the overall death toll in the country to 11.
Trump told Iran’s leaders to give up the fight which has exploded across the Middle East, with missiles raining down on Israel, Arab states – including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE – and on American military bases in the region.
‘These intolerable threats will not continue any longer. I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death,’ Trump said.
He urged the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow the Islamic regime. ‘Be brave, be bold, be heroic and take back your country,’ he said.
‘We’re undertaking this massive operation not merely to ensure security for our own time and place, but for our children and their children, just as our ancestors have done for us many, many years ago,’ the President said.
However, Iran has vowed it will never surrender as it rejected the ultimatum from Donald Trump to lay down its weapons.
Iranian national security official Ali Larijani confirmed the country will not negotiate with the US.
