It is said, “Not all that glitters is gold.” This proverb applies to the ‘soft power’ system that Iran has been instilling in the Arab mind since 1979 to deceive and beautify the ugly face of a regime built on internal repression and external distortion of facts. This system was exposed in the recent war due to the continuous exposure of a regime that rules with an iron fist and terror. As a result of freedom of opinion and expression, many media outlets and Arab channels host Iranian proxies presented as political or military analysts who attempt to portray the Iranian regime as an oppressed victim.
This deception has reached a repugnant level, unacceptable even to a child. These individuals have exploited the Iranian narrative of “American economic bases and principles in the region”. Based on this, they issued numerous misleading statements while ignoring objective political and economic realities.
These analysts are attempting to promote a religious ideology that the regime has been instilling in the minds of people through its paid agents in the media and politics. One of the points is that the political, military and economic alliances between the Gulf Arab states and the West in general, and the United States in particular, are neither recent nor an anomaly in international relations.
These alliances have never been directed against any party. More importantly, Iran's alliances of Iran with the West were even more deeply rooted during the era of the Shah. Today, the Iranian regime maintains strategic alliances with major global powers, including military cooperation. The second point these analysts are making is that the proxies the regime has built in the region were established based on imposing sectarian doctrines through terrorism.
We will not reiterate the crimes that these groups and the Iranian regime committed in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen, or the terrorist operations carried out in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries. Therefore, the narrative that Iranian bombing targets American bases in the region is completely unfounded. It is important to note the prevailing media sentiment when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. At that time, the media promoted the slogan, “The road to Jerusalem passes through Kuwait.”
Anyone with sense understands that the invasion of Kuwait targeted Arab solidarity and national security, and ultimately benefited Israel. Under the guise of freedom of expression, many spread lies, promote the Iranian regime and mislead public opinion. I will not name them so as not to elevate them to the status of heroes, when in fact they are merely mouthpieces for Tehran, used to create a cacophony and divert attention from the realities witnessed by the Arab and Iranian television channels.
These analysts adopt a provocative and deceptive discourse only to earn money. This is the most dangerous deed of Arab media. Foreign television channels do not host such type of person, as they are rather careful not to allow anyone who misleads public opinion to appear on their screens, out of the sense of responsibility.
Several television interviews included severe insults on Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE without providing even a piece of evidence. The guest accused these countries of being subservient to Zionism and America, while praising the Iranian- Russian-Chinese alliance.
This guest lauded the terrorism of sectarian militias, conveniently forgetting the temporary alliance between Tehran and Washington for the 2003 invasion of Baghdad. He failed to mention that the United States helped the Revolutionary Guard control Iraqi decision-making for over 20 years. The so-called ‘political experts’ are nothing but mouthpieces used to cover up Iranian terrorism.
In reality, they are Trojan horses. Hosting them on television programs only mislead public opinion further. Has the Arab public not suffered enough misinformation and distortion of facts regarding the Palestinian cause over eight decades? This manipulation of public opinion included the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Lebanese Civil War, and the so-called ‘Arab Spring’, a diabolical scheme to dismantle the Arab world. I reiterate, “Not all that glitters is gold.”
