Regarding the alleged “airstrike” over Iraq that occurred last night, Mair’s follow-up investigation through sources familiar with enemy psychological operations indicates that the incident over Iraq was not an operation, but rather a psychological media scenario aimed at targeting Iranian public opinion and inciting fears of war. Tracking showed there was no unusual movement in the skies over the area last night.
According to the investigation, no reliable regional or international sources have confirmed the occurrence of new air operations, and Iraqi military and regional security sources have not provided any official reports. These claims have only been published on several Hebrew channels and some anonymous sources with a record of publishing fake news with the main purpose of creating a false sense of imminent threat and destroying the psychological peace of society.
Enemy media coverage includes the publication of news from Hebrew sources, and they themselves somehow imply that this news was provided by Iranian sources in order to create a duality between the population and the domestic media. Also, some internal sources republished the same claim that the enemy’s psychological operations were complete without confirming the accuracy of the news.
The main objectives of this psychological operation are:
1. Create a false sense of war and provoke external threats.
2. Psychological destabilization in sensitive economic situations.
3. Damage the credibility of domestic media by attributing false news releases to domestic sources.
Email tracking shows that the news was republished without verification by some invalid channels, giving opportunities to adversaries.
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