The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.

The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.

The Iran war is risking America’s global security ties and damaging its reputation, especially among the world’s Muslims, according to a set of State Department cables obtained by POLITICO.

The cables, dated Wednesday, described the fallout of the war for America’s standing in three countries in different parts of the world: Bahrain, Azerbaijan and Indonesia.

U.S. diplomats at embassies in the countries’ capitals painted damning portraits of an America under siege in multiple media spheres by pro-Iranian actors that are exceptionally agile in the digital space.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    So, Iran can now get their narrative out to all the other countries nearby, and the US has no way of correcting / countering the Iranian propaganda.

    Fortunately in this case, since Iranian propaganda is more or less just the truth in this case. Can’t get much more fucked up than bombing a girls’ school on day one.

    I’d love it if Europe stepped into the vacuum left by the US. They’re doing a lot of good things when it comes to environmental laws, privacy, anti-monopoly, etc. If it’s China that steps forward, I’m less confident it will be an improvement on the US.

    Europe is part of the same imperialist apparatus as America, and fortunately for everyone involved it won’t be able to replace the US. Pretty much every US imperialist action gets European support, even if it comes with denial or condemnation. For example Europe was deeply involved in turning Iran into a pariah state, making the current war possible. And that’s before we get into Europe’s own neocolonialism (see: France). China has plenty of skeletons in its own closet, but they don’t have a habit of overthrowing regimes they don’t like halfway across the world.