Cutting through the fog of war in Iran

March 12
52 mins

Episode Description

šŸ“° Reporting on extent to which 2025 US strikes ā€œobliteratedā€ Iran’s nuclear capabilities: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglxwp5x03o

āš›ļø Details about Iran’s uranium enriched to 60%: https://www.armscontrol.org/issue-briefs/2026-03/us-war-iran-new-and-lingering-nuclear-risks

šŸ“„ March 2026 Congressional report about Iran’s nuclear capabilities: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12665

ā˜¢ļø International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reporting on Iran’s nuclear activities and uranium stockpiles: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/iran/iaea-and-iran-iaea-board-reports

šŸ›°ļø Satellite imagery of the Feb. 28, 2026, school strike in Iran: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/middleeast/iran-school-us-strikes-naval-base.html

šŸš€ Evidence that the school was struck by a US Tomahawk cruise missile: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/world/middleeast/iran-minab-school-strike.html

šŸ“ŗ Reporter Jeremy Vine correcting himself about the dancing video: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-15616555/jeremy-vine-alan-partridge-iran-blunder-channel-5.html

šŸ¤– Examples of AI-generated war videos and photos: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8wvz427vo

🐦 Example of a ā€œshallowfakeā€ posted on X: https://x.com/TehranTimes79/status/2027766149862117731?

šŸŽ¬ Examples of ā€œhypeā€ videos shared by the US government: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/07/trump-iran-hype-videos

šŸ” BBC verify: https://www.bbc.com/news/bbcverify

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