Washington’s War on Iran: The Importance of Defending Information Space

Iran, a nation with significant conventional military power, has been undermined and weakened because of its delay in securing its information space and thus political space sufficiently from foreign interference. And while it has acted decisively in recent weeks (and appears to have prepared at least months in advance) only time will tell if it is just in time or still too late.

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Washington’s War on Iran: The Importance of Defending Information Space

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https://apnews.com/article/iran-prote…

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…

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