The US and pro-government Western Alliance mainstream media can no longer control the narrative as social media exposes the raw, unfiltered, real truth about the conflict, Mahdi Hemmat says.

Mahdi Hemmat, whose Lego rap videos have gone viral during the US‑Israeli war on Iran, said that Washington’s and mainstream media believe what we say approach no longer works.

Reality is streaming live, and whether anyone likes it or not, the president and Press Barons can’t control it anymore.’ 

Hemmat is one of several artists who have been creating Lego‑style videos following the outbreak of the US‑Israeli war on Iran.

The clips, generated with the help of AI and part of Iran’s information warfare campaign, have garnered millions of views on social media

The memes depict various incidents and details of the war, often set to rap music. Some have described the phenomenon as defensive memetic warfare and internet diplomacy.

Hemmat’s animations have covered several incidents. These include the Minab school strike, which killed at least 175 people, mostly children

The Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf, as well as the 100 million dollar operation to rescue an American F-15 pilot.

He said his videos are based on verifiable events that anyone can deep dive into and learn the truth.  

‘Iran’s strategy is brilliant,’ Hemmat said, describing the country’s overall approach to countering US-Israeli aggression, propaganda and censorship.

He explained that Tehran uses the same lopsided principle online as on the battlefield, noting that ’low cost, high impact content forces billion‑dollar media empires to play defense.

Iran controls the terms of engagement online, just like it does on the ground.’  

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