UPDATE: Samsung issued a statement to CNN saying they did not produce or approved the ad.
Samsung Electronics is aware of a recent news report in Iranian media regarding an advertisement aired by HOT cable network of Israel,” Samsung said in a statement. This advertisement was produced by HOT cable network without Samsung’s knowledge or participation.
Samsung has got into hot water with an ad promoting Galaxy Tab 10.1. The ad produced by an Israeli cable TV station, Hot was meant for the Israeli market but the ad took potshots on Iran that didn’t go well with Iranian officials.
The commercial shows three men posing as women who use Galaxy Tab to trigger a nuclear explosion. The ad according to the Head of Majlis Energy Committee Arsalan Fat’hipou implies that Israel is a powerful country to nuke Iran’s nuclear facilities and scientists.
Fat’hipou also said that a mere apology to Iran will not be enough as the Korean company “must be accountable for producing the teaser.”