Selling the war: Purges, polygraphs and propaganda
The Iran war has become ever more challenging for the Trump administration to sell.
With the US midterm elections just weeks away, Donald Trump’s administration is trying to put a positive spin on a war with Iran that shows no sign of letting up.
Climbing fuel and grocery prices, the president’s provocative social media posts and the Pentagon’s combative relationship with the media are making that story harder to sell.
Contributors: Laicie Heeley – Editor-in-chief, Inkstick Mark Kimmitt – Former US Assistant Secretary of State Negar Mortazavi – Host, The Iran Podcast Samira Mohyeddin – Founder, On The Line Media
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