Veytics Intelligence
2026-09-12 · Aljazeera

Selling the war: Purges, polygraphs and propaganda

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 Revelations from Israeli newspaper Haaretz about what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew before the October 7 attacks have ignited a firestorm in the country.

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