Four weeks into the war on Iran, the White House continues to confuse the public and the press with constant pivots and contradictions.
Now the administration faces even more pressure as many of its own supporters have started to turn against it. This war has split up the MAGA movement, with an intriguing debate currently happening outside the mainstream and in the midst of their own media sphere.
Contributors:
Jamal Abdi – President, National Iranian American Council
Jude Russo – Managing editor, The American Conservative
Ben Lorber – Senior research analyst, Political Research Associates
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Memes, trash talk and AI – the online war between Washington and Tehran
The propaganda war in the ongoing war on Iran has taken a new form.
Beyond the traditional tactics, both the US and Iran are increasingly using memes and trash-talk mockery of the adversary through AI-driven animations, designed with virality in mind. We look at the strategies behind the different messaging coming out of Washington, Tel Aviv and Tehran.
Featuring:
Meredith Clark – Professor, University Of North Carolina
Roger Stahl – Documentarian and author, Militainment, Inc.
Marc Owen Jones – Associate professor, Northwestern University In Qatar
Published On 28 Mar 2026
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-listening-post/2026/3/28/the-war-on-iran-faces-a-maga-backlash?traffic_source=rss
