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A New Appointment Signals Iran’s Investment in the Propaganda War
Attention is on a likely military response to the assassination of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Yet Iran’s strategic communications have already gone into overdrive under a new head of propaganda and public relations.
Iran’s Dissenting Voices Are Being Targeted Online
Over the past few decades, the Iranian regime has developed both well-known cyberwarfare units — such as “Charming Kitten” — and more shadowy entities for psychological operations. While the former have received plenty of international attention, the latter have largely operated under the radar.
A Shadowy Paramilitary Group Leads the Bloody Crackdown on Iran’s College Campuses
The bloody crackdowns at universities across Iran are not being led by the usual suspects — the police, the IRGC or its Basij militia. Rather, the brutal repression is being driven by a shadowy paramilitary group almost unknown beyond Iran’s borders.