U.S. Government Operates Covert Propaganda News Sites Targeting Middle Eastern Audiences
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robtherobber
1mo ago· 18 min readenNews
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Summary
The article exposes that two Middle Eastern news websites, Al-Fassel (Arabic) and Pishtaz News (Farsi), which present themselves as independent investigative outlets, are actually U.S. government propaganda operations. These sites publish pro-U.S. coverage regarding the war on Iran and the Trump administration's plan to redevelop Gaza, while disguising their true origins as state-sponsored influence operations targeting Middle Eastern audiences.
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The Pishtaz News X account says it was established 'to investigate and expand upon important news that local and regional media often overlook.'
Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News publish pro-U.S. coverage about the war on Iran and the Trump administration’s plan to redevelop Gaza.
