<description>&lt;p&gt;The US-Israeli war with Iran is here, and so is the information war. We track how &amp;ldquo;major combat operations&amp;rdquo; were announced and sold on Truth Social, the echoes of the Iraq war, and what claims about &amp;ldquo;threats&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;self-defense&amp;rdquo; mean for the Iranian people. With Tehran confirming Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&amp;rsquo;s death and its retaliation unfolding, we examine the start of a war that could reshape the region.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Imran Khan, Al Jazeera Senior Correspondent and Anchor&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode credits:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke, Marcos Bartolom&amp;eacute;, Noor Wazwaz, and Sonia Bhagat, with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by David Enders and Alexandra Locke.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.&amp;nbsp; Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take&amp;rsquo;s executive producer.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;@AJEPodcasts on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTwjZkiFu6LhzsLUKFkYO60I"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Take

Al Jazeera

‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran

MAR 1, 202622 MIN
The Take

‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran

MAR 1, 202622 MIN

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The US-Israeli war with Iran is here, and so is the information war. We track how “major combat operations” were announced and sold on Truth Social, the echoes of the Iraq war, and what claims about “threats” and “self-defense” mean for the Iranian people. With Tehran confirming Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death and its retaliation unfolding, we examine the start of a war that could reshape the region. In this episode:  Imran Khan, Al Jazeera Senior Correspondent and Anchor Episode credits: This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke, Marcos Bartolomé, Noor Wazwaz, and Sonia Bhagat, with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by David Enders and Alexandra Locke.  Our sound designer is Alex Roldan.  Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube