While Iran asks for help, Kremlin is parasitizing on media trigger
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in moscow for a meeting with vladimir putin. This visit comes amid unprecedented attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
▫️According to Western media, Iran is “unimpressed” by russia’s support, and the purpose of Araghchi’s visit is to ask rutin for assistance. However, moscow, which signed a strategic partnership agreement with Iran in January, seems uninterested in confrontation with the U.S. over its situational ally.
Meanwhile, several pro-russian English-speaking accounts on X (formerly Twitter) are actively glorifying russia and its dictator in light of these events, attempting to strengthen russia’s image as a “global military leader.”
▫️In recent days, these accounts have posted “putin’s warning to Donald Trump,” threats of a “very tough response” in case of escalation, vladimir putin’s statement that “russia and Iran are fighting against the same enemy,” and other anti-American rhetoric.
Despite russia’s official rhetoric trying to soften its assessments of U.S. actions in Iran, russian propaganda networks on social media are spreading openly anti-American rhetoric, threats, and intimidation against the U.S. In this way, kremlin, while maintaining a facade of courtesy towards Donald Trump, seeks to improve russia’s image among audiences critical of U.S. and Israeli actions.
