Iran’s Infowar: Lego, AI and ever tightening control

 

The information front has been central to the Iranian government’s war effort.

For an external audience, there is an innovative online strategy that has consisted of AI Lego, memes and hip hop diss tracks directed at Donald Trump and the MAGA base. But this coexists with more brutal domestic tactics: crackdowns, arrests and internet blackouts.

Was Donald Trump 'blocked' from using the nuclear codes against Iran? •

 Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson alleged on a podcast this week that US President Donald Trump wanted to use the nuclear codes against Iran during an emergency White House meeting, but that he was stopped by General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Johnson described the interaction as "quite the blow up." It comes as concern mounts over the US president's unpredictable behaviour, as many lawmakers voice doubts about his mental state.

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Hormuz: Spin in the Strait

 

A fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran holds – but the information war intensifies. At the centre: the Strait of Hormuz, where competing US and Iranian narratives have collided.

The Strait of Hormuz is once again closed after the American Navy seized an Iranian cargo ship. 

Why American power looks overwhelming one moment and unfocused the next

Why can the United States pull off elite military operations but fail to present a coherent strategy? With Kori Schake, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, we break down the disconnect between America’s professional armed forces and the volatile political leadership directing them.

 

How US news outlets became the tools of the super rich 

News outlets in the United States are under pressure like never before. In the first part of this special episode, we examine how media ownership has become concentrated in the hands of a tiny group of elites, who have tempered critical coverage of the US president.
 

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