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The information front has been central to the Iranian government\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n
For an external audience, there is an innovative online strategy that has consisted of AI Lego, memes and hip hop diss tracks directed at Donald Trump and the MAGA base. But this coexists with more brutal domestic tactics: crackdowns, arrests and internet blackouts.<\/p>\n
The result has been the Iranian authorities making use of the internet for PR internationally, while simultaneously preventing the Iranian people from openly accessing the net themselves.<\/p>\n
Contributors: The killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil unfolded in the manner that so many Israeli assassinations of journalists in Gaza have \u2013 minute by minute, hour by hour, in a pattern that has become shockingly familiar. There\u2019s the surveillance, the strike, the obstruction of rescue and then, the denial \u2013 Israel\u2019s insistence that it does not target journalists, medics or rescue workers.<\/p>\n Meenakshi Ravi reports.<\/p>\n Pakistan has found itself at the centre of one of the world\u2019s most consequential stories\u00a0 \u2013 by hosting talks between the United States and Iran, brokering ceasefires, earning the very public praise of Donald Trump and making headlines around the world.<\/p>\n But this PR moment is obscuring a great deal, including an undercover war with Afghanistan and a crushing cost-of-living crisis at home. We speak to Amber Rahim Shamsi about the domestic politics behind Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic moment in the sun.<\/p>\n Featuring: Published On 25 Apr 2026<\/span>25 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/strong>Ali Hashem \u2013 Correspondent, Al Jazeera English
Mehran Kamrava \u2013 Professor of Government, Georgetown University in Qatar
Tara Kangarlou \u2013 Journalist & Author, The Heartbeat of Iran
Maral Karimi \u2013 Lecturer, Toronto Metropolitan University<\/p>\nOn our radar<\/h2>\n
Pakistan\u2019s peacemaker moment and the missing stories<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>Amber Rahim Shamsi \u2013 Pakistan Editor, Nukta<\/p>\n<\/div>\n