Iran could boycott Samsung products over Israeli ad, Iranian TV says By David McKenzie, CNN February 3, 2012 -- Updated 1540 GMT (2340 HKT) The ad plays off the belief that Israel is behind recent explosions in Iran It shows an Iranian nuclear facility exploding because of a Samsung tablet application Press TV: An Iranian official could impose a "complete ban on buying all Samsung products" (CNN) -- Senior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, semi-official Press TV said Friday. The spot plays off the widely held belief that Israel is behind a series of recent explosions and assassinations connected with Iran's nuclear program. It shows actors of the popular Israeli comedy series "AsFur," dressed as Iranian women and sporting facial hair, meeting up with an agent from Mossad, Israel's version of the CIA. The women discuss a Samsung tablet with the bored Mossad agent and, by hitting an application on the tablet, accidentally blow up a neighboring nuclear facility. Iranian leaders were not amused. Press TV said that the commercial "implies that Israel is powerful enough to easily destroy Iran's nuclear facilities or assassinate the country's nuclear scientists." The head of Majlis Energy Committee, Arsalan Fat'hipour, according to Press TV, could declare a "double-urgency" campaign and impose a "complete ban on buying all Samsung products." Iran and Israel have been engaging in an increasingly heated war of words about the possibility of Israel striking Iranian nuclear facilities. At security conference on Thursday, Israel's defense minister again talked about a possibility of a strike. "Dealing with a nuclear Iran will be far more complex, far more dangerous and far more expensive in blood and money than stopping it today," he said. At Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hit back. "The Zionist regime is really the cancerous tumor of this region and needs to be removed and will be removed," he said to applause. The television spot causing such a stir online and angering Iranian leaders was produced by HOT, an Israeli cable company, that was offering the Samsung product for free with a subscription. When reached by CNN, a spokeswoman of HOT said the company had no comment.