Transcript [00:00] So, the time has come for us to check in [00:02] once again with Iranian regime media. [00:06] See what how you know what they're [00:07] saying about the war at this point, how [00:09] they're framing it. And there's actually [00:11] some pretty important implications for [00:13] what we're seeing even in Western media [00:15] when we take a look at Iran regime [00:18] media. And I'm going to go through all [00:19] that in this video. Take a look at what [00:21] they're saying. Before we get to that, [00:23] please make sure to go visit [00:26] israel365charity.com. [00:29] The [00:30] air raid sirens are still going and uh [00:32] kids are still out of school. Holiday [00:34] Passover is coming and there's a lot of [00:36] families in Israel that have a lot of [00:38] stresses, a lot of struggles. 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But what I did for this one [01:29] is we have top news and I've I've [01:32] mentioned this before if you follow this [01:34] channel. I this is I think the third [01:37] Iranian regime media [01:40] review that I've done since the war [01:42] started. Always very helpful. And the [01:44] top and and when it says top news, the [01:47] top news story is usually not actually [01:50] news. This is extremely common [01:52] in [01:54] uh totalitarian regimes that the regime [01:57] media will put a uh [02:00] they'll put an editorial as the top [02:02] story calling it a news story. So, you [02:04] you'll actually take out a printed paper [02:06] and on the front page there will be [02:09] an what looks like an opinion piece or a [02:10] piece of analysis as the top story [02:12] because the the point isn't to report [02:14] news, it's [02:17] it's to put out messaging. [02:19] So, on WANA, the top news item today is [02:23] this article called the end of the week [02:25] Iran narrative. The end of the week Iran [02:29] narrative. That's the opening piece and [02:30] here's what it says. The end of the week [02:32] Iran narrative. [02:34] So, it opens [02:36] by saying that you know, for massive [02:37] year you I'm sorry, for for years a [02:39] massive media atmosphere has been [02:41] engineered around the concept that Iran [02:43] has nothing special to offer and that [02:46] Iranians are constantly bluffing. And [02:47] has this long-winded introduction. And [02:51] then it says [02:52] winning a colorful array of global [02:55] medals ranging from scientific olympiads [02:58] to sporting events, all occurring within [03:01] the vague and foggy atmosphere following [03:05] the 12-day war and the suspension of the [03:07] country's affairs until the start of the [03:10] current war serves as a testament to the [03:12] steadfast will and determination to [03:15] bring honor in various dimensions of the [03:17] global public arena. This is a very [03:19] strange [03:21] run-on sentence. Okay? [03:24] Listen to the argument they're making in [03:25] this sentence. That [03:27] with all of the struggles uh that Iran [03:31] has had because of the 12-day war and [03:32] the current war and the isolation, you [03:35] can see how strong they are because the [03:39] Iranians have won a bunch of medals in [03:42] international competitions in scientific [03:45] olympiads and sporting events. It of [03:47] course gives no specifics. [03:49] And it talks about how that shows the [03:51] steadfast will and determination of the [03:53] Iranian people to bring honor to Iran. [03:56] Okay, that's really weird. [03:59] And [04:01] and then it it it it it goes on in this [04:03] vein a little bit. And then it says, [04:05] look at this. [04:06] We are now faced with an Iran that [04:08] despite an enduring enduring a network [04:10] of organized global sanctions for the [04:12] past 47 years [04:14] and the heaviest sanctions of the last [04:16] decade stand so proud and steadfast [04:18] issuing challenges that at least in in [04:20] the West Asia region, no power is [04:22] capable of confronting. [04:25] And they're they're they're pointing to [04:26] the fact that none of the neighboring [04:28] states [04:30] are are fighting back against them. The [04:33] precise, calculated and crushing strikes [04:35] against the United States bases in the [04:37] region and the sustained repeated [04:39] attacks on Israel coupled with the [04:41] strategic control of the Straits of [04:42] Hormuz represent the management of a [04:46] regional and global war against Arab [04:49] powers, Western nations and two nuclear [04:51] powers that remain unaccountable to all [04:54] conventional world protocols. [04:57] This management conducted with pure and [04:59] cold logic and the representation of [05:01] this valiant military pop- popular [05:03] resistance in world media [05:06] signifies the definitive defeat of the [05:08] manufactured construct of a weak Iran. [05:12] In truth, it seems such a battlefield [05:14] was necessary not for not only Iranians [05:16] at home and the Iranian diaspora, but [05:18] the entire world to grasp a first-hand [05:21] account of Iran's power. [05:24] Wow. [05:25] Okay, and then we let's jump down a [05:27] little further. We get to the end of [05:29] this and look what they say at the end. [05:32] It is a doctrine that has also that has [05:34] also that has also effectively [05:36] dismantled the propaganda-built model of [05:38] Western-style development in Arab [05:40] nations proving how the capability to [05:42] become a star emerges from limitations [05:44] and how the field of action can forge [05:46] the true narrative. In other words, we [05:48] survived and we're resilient and we're [05:49] winning. [05:51] Um [05:52] this is an Iran that despite massive [05:54] surprise at zero hour of the war, [05:56] reconstructed itself with such composure [05:58] and descended upon its enemies like a [06:00] lightning bolt as if nothing had [06:02] fundamentally occurred within the [06:03] country. The day after this war, the [06:05] world's view of Iran will change. The [06:08] narrative of a weak Iran will fade [06:10] completely and the world will be forced [06:12] to take off its hat in respect to Iran. [06:15] Iran's victory in this final battle is [06:18] the guarantee of our security, [06:19] tranquility and development of the [06:21] coming century. [06:25] Okay, so obviously this is the I'm going [06:28] to say this again. This is the top news [06:31] top news of the day in Iran state media. [06:34] The the end of the week Iran narrative. [06:36] Now, if you have to put out as your top [06:39] story, as your lead item in your state [06:41] media [06:43] that you're not weak and that [06:45] perceptions that you're weak are not [06:47] true. [06:48] I mean, I'm not weak. We're not weak. [06:50] We're not weak. You might think we're [06:52] weak, but we're not weak and this is the [06:53] end of everyone thinking we're weak. [06:55] We're actually not weak cuz we you know, [06:56] we won some international competitions [06:58] and we're still very proud people. And [07:00] look how we're fighting back. We are [07:02] still strong. Okay, so that's that's the [07:04] first uh that's the lead item in in uh [07:07] in today's WANA and that says a lot. We [07:10] could almost stop the video there. But [07:12] then what I what I'm going to do for the [07:13] rest of this video is these top these [07:16] are the top six stories that are still [07:18] listed on the front page. Okay? And I'm [07:20] just going to go through them quick and [07:22] just give you the highlights here. So, [07:25] the next one right here is [07:28] is uh is Trump backs off. [07:33] Look at this. [07:35] Trump backs off after Iran retaliation. [07:38] This is from yesterday and this is [07:39] talking about the retaliation Iran's [07:43] retaliation after Israel hit the the [07:47] South Pars gas field, which was a little [07:49] bit controversial. The Israelis hit it. [07:51] The initial reports both in the Wall [07:53] Street Journal and in Axios said that it [07:55] was coordinated with the Americans. The [07:56] Americans then backed away from that and [07:58] denied that it was coordinated and said [08:00] that the Israelis did it on their own [08:02] and said the Israelis shouldn't do that [08:03] anymore. And look how that is all being [08:05] spun by the Iranians. Okay, Trump backs [08:08] off after Iran retaliation. After Iran [08:11] directly retaliated for an attack on its [08:13] southern energy facilities, US President [08:15] Donald Trump early Thursday claimed he [08:17] had not been aware of Israel's strike on [08:19] the South Pars gas field while [08:21] simultaneously announcing that Israel [08:23] would not target the strategic field [08:26] again, a position that many observers [08:28] see as Washington's first public step [08:31] back after the conflict reached one of [08:33] the most sensitive energy nodes in Iran [08:35] and the wider region. [08:37] Trump's remarks came only hours after US [08:39] media reports suggested Washington had [08:41] been informed of or may have even [08:43] green-lit the Israeli strike at the same [08:46] time that he claimed no prior knowledge [08:48] of the initial attack. [08:50] Okay, and now [08:52] and then it talks about how important uh [08:53] South Pars is. [08:55] And look what it says down here. [08:57] What has given this episode significance [08:59] beyond a localized strike is the glaring [09:02] contradiction in the US narrative. Only [09:05] hours before Trump's statement, reports [09:07] in American media including the Wall [09:08] Street Journal cited US officials as [09:11] saying the president had been informed [09:13] of or may have even given a green light [09:16] to an Israeli strike on energy [09:17] infrastructure in southern Iran. Yet in [09:19] a post on his social media platform, [09:22] Trump wrote that the United States had [09:24] no knowledge of the specific attack and [09:26] also claimed that Qatar was in no way [09:28] involved in the operation backing them [09:30] away, too. In the same message, he [09:32] confirmed that Israel had struck a large [09:33] facility called the South Pars gas [09:35] field, but argued that only a relatively [09:37] small part of the complex had been hit. [09:40] He then made what analysts describe [09:44] analysts, see they do this all the time. [09:46] Experts say, analysts say. You see this [09:48] in their media all the time without [09:49] quoting anyone. It's just their way of [09:51] giving a little bit more credence to [09:53] what they're about to say. He He then [09:55] made what analysts describe as a mix of [09:58] retreat and threat. [10:00] He said Israel would not strike the the [10:02] field again, but that line was [10:04] immediately followed by a stark warning. [10:06] Trump said that if Iran attacked Qatar's [10:08] LNG infrastructure, the United States [10:10] would target the entire South Pars field [10:12] with or without Israel. The threat made [10:14] clear that while Washington was trying [10:16] to verbally distance itself from the [10:18] initial strike, it was still keeping the [10:21] option of military escalation against [10:23] Iran's energy infrastructure firmly on [10:25] the table. [10:27] And it talks about Iran's response here. [10:30] I don't want to jump down. [10:32] Um [10:37] cuz I don't want to read the whole [10:38] thing. All right, and then it lists a a [10:39] number of facilities that Iran is [10:41] targeting in other in other countries in [10:43] Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar. [10:45] Um [10:50] There's a whole a whole bunch of other [10:51] energy sites in these other in these [10:53] other uh countries. And then look what [10:55] it says down here. Trump's statement [10:57] that Israel would not strike the South [10:58] Pars again has been interpreted in some [11:01] media circles, there you have it again, [11:02] where they just say experts or analysts [11:05] or in some media circles, it has been [11:07] interpreted as a form of forced retreat, [11:10] especially because it came after Iran's [11:12] hard retaliation and amid growing fears [11:15] that the crisis could spill into energy [11:16] facilities across the Persian Gulf, the [11:18] Red Sea, and even the Mediterranean. [11:20] Remember, Iran's whole strategy, I've [11:21] been saying this all along since since 2 [11:24] weeks before the war, Iran's whole [11:25] strategy is to cause maximum uh [11:28] political and economic pain to Trump. [11:31] The The rise in oil prices, their [11:34] deliberate attempt to continually push [11:36] oil prices higher with everything [11:37] they're doing is all part of this [11:39] strategy. It's essential to their [11:40] strategy. The closing of Hormuz, the [11:42] bombing of uh of uh [11:45] of refineries and and uh [11:47] and these assets in their neighboring [11:50] countries. Some Some analyses have [11:52] pointed to extremely large-scale losses [11:55] to energy-related assets and investments [11:58] tied to US interests in the region as a [11:59] factor behind the White House's change [12:01] in tone. [12:03] In other words, even if Washington does [12:05] not want to formally acknowledge a [12:06] retreat, [12:08] Trump's shift in tone from silence or [12:10] indirect support to emphasizing that [12:13] Israel will not strike the field again [12:14] appears to reflect an effort to contain [12:17] this the cost of strategic [12:19] miscalculation when the could spiral [12:21] into full-scale war over energy [12:24] infrastructure. [12:26] Okay? It talks more about South Pars. [12:30] And [12:34] Yeah. Trump's latest remarks cannot be [12:36] read simply as a calming message or a [12:38] call for de-escalation. In one sentence, [12:40] he tried to distance himself from [12:42] Israel's strike. In the next, he [12:44] promised there would be no repeat. And [12:45] immediately afterward, he escalated [12:47] again by threatening massive destruction [12:49] against South Pars. [12:51] But what makes the strike on South Pars [12:53] I'm sorry, but what makes the his tone [12:55] different from earlier statements is [12:57] that Iran has now shown it will not [12:59] leave attacks on energy infrastructure [13:00] unanswered and that it has shifted the [13:02] equation of retaliation from military [13:04] bases to the economic arteries of the [13:07] region. Okay, so now they're saying that [13:09] we're openly going to be attacking the [13:11] economic arteries of the region. [13:15] Okay, so [13:17] here we have This goes along with their [13:20] with their opening narrative of the end [13:22] of the week Iran. And we also have um [13:27] have this. Trump's frustration over the [13:29] blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This [13:30] goes together with Trump backs off after [13:32] Iran retaliation. They're trying to [13:34] paint President Trump as frustrated and [13:37] as uh retreating and as looking for [13:40] off-ramps and uh you know, backing away [13:44] from from what the Israelis are doing. [13:47] Right? And they they did the same I'm [13:48] not going to bother reading that one. [13:50] It's It's self-explanatory from the [13:51] title. They're just saying that Trump is [13:53] very frustrated by the Straits of [13:54] Hormuz. [13:55] Uh it's a short piece. [13:57] Um and and then it says, "Why are [14:00] Europe's allies refusing Trump?" You [14:02] see, Trump's isolated. That's the [14:04] narrative here. Right, Trump's Not only [14:06] is he frustrated, but he's also he's [14:09] also isolated. Right, Trump is uh [14:13] um [14:15] you know, again, the the disruptions in [14:17] the Strait of Hormuz [14:19] uh means that they can't really win [14:21] because they're they're it's disrupting [14:23] the global economy. And uh and you know, [14:27] Europe's allies are now uh refusing [14:29] Trump. Uh that's, you know, America's [14:31] alone. [14:32] And whether it's actually true is not [14:34] even the point. That's the messaging [14:36] they're putting out. Right, America is [14:37] alone. Um and it and it talks about all [14:40] the different uh NATO countries that [14:43] don't want to get involved. And uh [14:46] overall, Europe's restrained response [14:48] appears less about hesitation and more [14:49] about calculated pragmatism. They're [14:51] being smart. Avoiding deeper involvement [14:54] in a conflict with uncertain and [14:55] potentially far far-reaching [14:57] consequences. In other words, European [14:59] nations are being wise not to get [15:00] involved. [15:02] And then we have And then [15:04] there there are there I'm only I've only [15:07] been through the uh three of those six [15:08] stories there. And then the the next [15:10] three [15:11] deal more with the well [15:14] uh at least these two deal more with the [15:16] home front. You know, let's do the last [15:18] one first because it fits more [15:20] thematically. Has Trump reached a dead [15:23] end in the war with Iran? This is cuz [15:25] once we're on the topic of of trying to [15:27] paint Trump as flailing and and [15:30] frustrated and looking for a way out, so [15:33] then we have this piece from a couple [15:34] days ago. [15:36] Has Trump reached a dead end in the war [15:38] with Iran? [15:40] As military clashes between Iran and the [15:42] US-Israeli coalition continue, a series [15:44] of battlefield, political, and economic [15:45] developments suggest that the crisis has [15:47] moved far beyond a limited military [15:49] operation has and has evolved into a [15:51] multi-dimensional challenge for the [15:54] administration of Donald Trump. [15:58] Right? In this context, some media [15:59] outlets and analysts have described a [16:01] series of developments as strategic [16:03] blows that have cast serious doubt on [16:05] Washington's narrative of a swift [16:07] victory. And then they list seven key [16:09] factors that complicated Washington's [16:11] calculations. Okay? So, these are seven [16:14] factors that have made life difficult [16:16] for Trump. According to analyses [16:18] published in Western media, several [16:20] major factors have challenged US [16:21] strategy in confronting Iran. The first [16:23] factor is the absence of an immediate [16:26] victory. While the Trump administration [16:28] has claimed to have dealt heavy blows to [16:31] Iran's military capabilities, Tehran's [16:33] continued counteroperations suggest that [16:36] the conflict has quickly entered a war [16:38] of attrition. That's what they want. [16:41] They want a war of attrition. Remember, [16:43] they want a prolonged conflict, rise in [16:46] oil prices, [16:47] and and uh involve as many regional [16:51] regional uh [16:52] neighbors as possible to put more [16:55] pressure on Trump. A third factor is the [16:56] evolving structure of the leadership. [16:59] I'm sorry, second factor is the crisis [17:00] in the Strait of Hormuz. [17:02] Okay? So, the first factor is the [17:04] absence of an immediate battlefield [17:05] victory. Second is the the crisis in the [17:08] Strait of Hormuz affecting global oil [17:10] markets. The third factor is the [17:13] evolving structure of leadership and [17:15] decision-making inside Iran, which some [17:18] analysts say has made Washington's [17:19] initial assumptions about Tehran's [17:20] behavior less accurate than expected. [17:22] I've no idea what they're talking about [17:23] here unless they're refer referring to [17:25] the fact that everyone's getting killed [17:27] and they constantly have to change who's [17:28] in charge. [17:30] Uh so, maybe that's a complicating [17:31] factor. The fourth factor is said to be [17:33] the divergence in objectives between the [17:36] United States and Israel in managing the [17:38] crisis. While Washington appears more [17:40] focused on containing Iran's military [17:42] and nuclear capabilities, some factions [17:44] in Israel are believed to be pursuing [17:46] broader strategic goals, meaning regime [17:49] change. [17:50] Fifth factor is rising energy prices and [17:53] growing domestic economic pressure [17:55] inside the United States, which could be [17:57] politically costly for Trump. The sixth [17:59] factor is the failure to fully achieve [18:02] the stated objectives regarding the [18:04] nuclear program. [18:06] And finally, the seventh factor is the [18:09] absence of a clear victory narrative for [18:11] the public, an issue of enormous [18:13] importance in modern warfare. [18:15] Okay? So, it's saying that that these [18:17] are all the ways in which this this uh [18:20] has been complicated for President [18:22] Trump. And then it has reactions in the [18:24] American public sphere. Within the [18:26] American public sphere, reactions have [18:27] also begun to emerge in response to the [18:30] administration's official narrative. And [18:32] then it quotes some uh it it quotes some [18:34] you know, some people on social media. [18:37] And it also quotes this guy Alon Mizrahi [18:40] who calls Israeli. He is like an He [18:42] calls himself an ex-Israeli, like an [18:45] ex-Jew, basically. He's an He's the most [18:47] anti-Israel guy. He despises Israel. He [18:49] hates He hate and and he just attacks [18:52] Israel all the time. He's a social media [18:54] guy. [18:56] Tehran's Strategic View. Interesting [18:58] name for a section of this article. Look [18:59] at this. Inside Iran, some analysts, [19:02] there it is again, some analysts believe [19:05] the crisis could have long-term [19:06] implications for the regional order. [19:08] According to some experts, if Tehran is [19:11] able to capitalize on the current [19:12] conditions, it may pursue several [19:15] strategic goals, including reshaping the [19:17] security architecture of the Persian [19:19] Gulf, reducing the US military presence [19:22] in the region, and strengthening Iran's [19:24] role in managing the Straits of Hormuz. [19:27] Experts say, there it is again, "The [19:29] current confrontation between Iran and [19:31] the United States is not merely a [19:32] conventional war. Rather, it's a [19:34] combination of military rivalry, [19:37] narrative warfare, and geopolitical [19:40] competition in one of the world's most [19:42] sensitive regions." That is an [19:43] interesting sentence. [19:46] That they're defining the war as a [19:48] combination of military rivalry, [19:50] narrative warfare, and geopolitical [19:53] competition. For the administration of [19:55] Donald Trump, the central challenge is [19:57] no longer simply managing military [19:59] operations. It is now about maintaining [20:02] domestic support, reassuring allies, and [20:05] presenting a convincing narrative about [20:07] the outcome of the crisis. [20:10] Okay. [20:12] Now, that's actually pretty accurate in [20:14] terms of dissecting what Trump's [20:16] challenges are. [20:19] And [20:22] you know, this leads [20:24] Let me just wrap up the last two and [20:25] then I'll share my thoughts about that [20:27] about this issue. The last two stories [20:29] of the top six [20:31] where we're saying that Reza Pahlavi's [20:33] call for street protests during this [20:36] Persian holiday that happened last [20:38] couple days ago were failure. [20:41] I mean, he just told people to go ahead [20:42] and and celebrate and they did go out [20:44] and celebrate in the streets. [20:46] Uh it wasn't he wasn't calling for mass [20:48] mobilization yet. In fact, uh there's no [20:51] reason to call for mass mobilization yet [20:53] as so long as the IRGC and the Basij are [20:55] still in any way intact, there's no [20:57] reason to call the people out into the [20:59] streets. So, if you're you know [21:02] people who are saying, "Look, the people [21:03] haven't come out and protested yet." [21:05] They will. They will. [21:08] And the worst thing that could happen is [21:10] if they came out too early. So, of [21:12] course they have you know, the regime [21:14] has an interest in in saying that that [21:16] the resistance to the regime is a [21:17] failure. And finally, they have this [21:19] nice human interest piece. [21:21] Tehran's young volunteers rewrite the [21:24] story of crisis about all this wonderful [21:25] volunteer work that's going on. So, [21:27] that's So, these two pieces, the one [21:29] about the failure of Reza Pahlavi's call [21:31] for street protests, which wasn't really [21:33] a call for protests, [21:35] and the [21:37] and the story about the young volunteers [21:39] rewriting the story of crisis and all [21:41] the wonderful humanitarian work they're [21:42] they're doing around around Tehran are [21:45] just aimed to show that the Iranian [21:47] people are resilient. Now, over at [21:50] Tasnim, which is their news agency, more [21:53] than it being an [21:54] a uh [21:55] like a kind of [21:57] nice-looking news website, it's more of [21:59] a ticker. Um [22:01] if you take a look here, they have [22:03] This is what the site usually looks [22:05] like. It's just story story story story [22:08] story. Not a very fancy site. But their [22:10] top story today is Iraqi resistance [22:13] strikes US Harir base [22:16] operations. Now, they did the Iraqi [22:18] um pro-Iran militias did strike a US [22:22] base near Erbil. [22:24] Uh in this article here, they claim that [22:25] there were casualties, but [22:28] Anadolu, which is the Turkish news [22:30] agency, uh says that there were no [22:32] casualties and that there was minor [22:34] damage to the site. So, [22:36] uh that's just a throw in there from [22:38] another another news agency. But let's [22:40] talk about the American home front and [22:42] what they said here what the all the [22:43] stuff they're saying about Trump that [22:45] Iran is not weak, Iran is actually [22:47] strong. [22:50] Here's what I'm finding really [22:51] disturbing. [22:53] And that is that those voices in the [22:54] United States [22:56] in the West who are opposed to this war, [22:59] and I'm not only talking about on the [23:01] left, [23:02] but also on the right, [23:05] rather than only making the argument [23:06] about why it's not in American interest, [23:08] which I I totally understand. That's a [23:10] debate that can be had. [23:12] Um is this in America's interest? Should [23:14] should should this war have happened? [23:17] Were there other ways to [23:19] you know, to contain the regime? These [23:21] are all questions that are worth asking. [23:23] But once the war has started, [23:27] you would think that patriotic Americans [23:29] would be rooting for America. And what [23:31] we're finding more and more, again, [23:33] especially on the more isolationist and [23:36] anti-Israel side of the American right, [23:38] is they're parading [23:40] the Iranian regime talking points that [23:43] are also being put they're also being [23:45] these same talking points are also [23:46] coming out through Russian state media [23:48] like RT. [23:49] This this narrative that that the [23:52] American policy is confused and failing [23:55] and that Trump's looking for an off-ramp [23:57] and that and that this thing is going to [24:00] be prolonged and that the regime is not [24:02] actually going to fall and that the [24:03] Iranian people are rallying around the [24:05] regime. This is all nonsense. This is [24:08] all This is all the propaganda of the [24:11] Iranian regime. This is what we're [24:12] seeing on their on their site. [24:15] The truth is [24:17] they're being their their leadership is [24:20] decimated. Their military assets are [24:23] decimated. Their missile program is is [24:26] almost completely gone. They still have [24:27] missiles. They still have some [24:28] launchers. These are These are hunting [24:30] them. But their missile manufacturing [24:32] program has been has been pretty much [24:34] wiped out. [24:36] And there is the problem in the Strait [24:37] of Hormuz that needs to be solved. And [24:39] there is the question of when of how [24:41] much degradation of the IRGC and the [24:43] Basij will it take before the time is [24:45] right to have the people come out into [24:48] the streets. These are things that are [24:49] going to happen. But to paint this as a [24:52] failed strategy by the Americans and the [24:55] Israelis is just absurd. [24:58] You know, so let me just let me just sum [25:00] all this up again. [25:04] You have the lead story telling you [25:05] Iran's not weak. [25:08] And then you have six more stories that [25:09] are all reinforcing it, right? America's [25:11] backing off. America is stuck. The [25:13] global economy is under pressure. Allies [25:16] are drifting away. There's no uprising [25:18] inside Iran. The society is stable. [25:20] That's the messaging, okay? These are [25:22] not seven separate stories. It's all a [25:24] coordinated messaging. [25:26] And it tells you what Iran is trying to [25:28] do. They're not trying to win the war. [25:31] They're trying to shape perception. They [25:32] even said it in one of the articles that [25:34] it's a narrative war, right? They want [25:35] to convince the world that the war is [25:37] too costly. Again, not that they're [25:39] going to win, but that the war is too [25:41] costly. They want to convince their [25:42] enemies that escalation is bad. [25:44] Escalation is dangerous for them. And [25:46] they want to convince their own people [25:48] that the regime is still in control. But [25:51] here's the bottom line. When a country [25:52] is winning a war, it shows you [25:54] victories, okay? When a country is [25:56] losing, it shows you it it shows you [26:00] narratives. And what you're looking at [26:02] right here is the regime is fighting to [26:04] control the narrative because it is [26:08] getting battered badly where it actually [26:11] counts. Okay. All right, that'll be it [26:14] for this one. I hope you found it [26:15] interesting. [26:17] Uh please let me know if you like these [26:18] Iran these Iran regime media updates. I [26:22] think they're helpful. I always look at [26:23] the media from these other countries. [26:26] That way you really can get a sense of [26:28] where they're going. [26:29] All right, everyone. God bless. Hope you [26:31] have a great weekend.
