{"id":318593,"date":"2024-04-23T06:40:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=318593"},"modified":"2024-04-23T07:26:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:26:05","slug":"domestic-deception-on-israel-attack-becomes-iranian-officials-global-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/domestic-deception-on-israel-attack-becomes-iranian-officials-global-embarrassment\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Deception on Israel Attack Becomes Iranian Officials’ Global Embarrassment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Despite widespread coverage by <\/span>numerous international media<\/span><\/a> outlets of Israel’s recent operation and the subsequent destruction of Iran’s anti-aircraft system in Isfahan, the Iranian regime persists in its pattern of disseminating distorted narratives and contradictory messages to its domestic audience. In recent days, government officials and state media have been tirelessly working to downplay the intelligence and military blows endured by the regime. Their efforts are not aimed at deceiving external adversaries, who are well aware of the situation, but rather at misleading their domestic supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 20, the regime\u2019s Foreign Minister <\/span>Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, addressed<\/span><\/a> the issue in an interview with NBC, stating, “What happened in Isfahan was the flight of two or three drones and quadcopters in a very limited space, which were immediately destroyed, and no one has taken responsibility for this. If the Israeli regime takes any action against my country and proves it to us, our response will be immediate, maximal, and regrettable.”<\/span><\/p>\n

When pressed about the regime’s prior notification of its April 14th attack, the foreign minister was queried regarding any advance notice of the Isfahan incident. <\/span>Amir-Abdollahian retorted<\/span><\/a>, “The so-called attack involved the flight of two or three quadcopters, akin to toys used by our children in Iran, hardly warranting any formal notification.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Alireza Erafi<\/span><\/a>, the Friday prayer leader of the regime in Qom, stated during the Friday prayer sermon on April 19, “The <\/span>Honest Vow Operation<\/span><\/i> [referring to the regime’s attack on Israel on April 14] showed that our moral and cultural discourse requires missiles and defense. Those who thought that the discourse of missiles had ended, were making a mistake. No, the Islamic Revolution’s main discourse is about thought, knowledge, and divine wisdom. But this discourse is not sustainable without military capability and defensive power.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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After Strike on Israel, #Iranian<\/a> Regime\u2019s #Media<\/a> Crackdown Hints at Strategic Defeathttps:\/\/t.co\/CvuPKPCGsb<\/a><\/p>\n

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