{"id":43002,"date":"2026-04-06T16:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43002"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:26:33","slug":"cnn-analyst-says-iran-is-winning-war-because-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=43002","title":{"rendered":"CNN Analyst Says Iran Is Winning War Because Memes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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CNN guest Nayyera Haq attempted to spin the war as a win for Iran, claiming that the United States was behind when it came to internet memes and propaganda, and arguing that in order to \u201cwin,\u201d all Iran had to do was \u201csurvive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haq \u2014 who previously served as a senior State Department adviser under former President Barack Obama \u2014 joined a panel discussion on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d where she said that the war thus far had been a showcase displaying two areas in which Iran was prevailing over the United States.<\/p>\n

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WATCH @scottjenningsKY<\/a> clowns Obama WH official Nayyera Haq for suggesting Iran\u2019s memes are a capability on par with the Shahed drone.<\/p>\n

NAYYERA HAQ: I think the irony in all of this is that Iran has shown its capabilities in two ways, where the United States is unfortunately\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ob7XuCtbVa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) April 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI think the irony in all of this is that Iran has shown its capabilities in two ways, where the United States is unfortunately catching up,\u201d Haq began, saying that the first capability was the use of cheap drone technology to carry out attacks \u2014 a capability that Iran had honed while providing that technology to Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the second is the meme war and internet propaganda, which is something actually the Iranians have been known for and influencing. And so they had \u2014 for all of our talk on our side of all the people killed in the regime, they have been pushing out through multiple channels around the world, images of the American army generals and military people who have also lost their jobs at this time,\u201d Haq continued. \u201cSo, again, the way this looks out in the public is not a United States that is locked and loaded and working in one direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings pushed back then, asking Haq, \u201cDo you think that the Iranians would rather have their entire navy back or their memes?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I think the \u2014 I think that, no, when we\u2019re talking \u2014\u201d Haq protested.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, come on. We have destroyed 13,000 military targets. And they have memes,\u201d Jennings said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a \u2014 the big distinction, is that we\u2019re fighting the war on their land,\u201d Haq pivoted. \u201cSo they have a say. If they survive, that\u2019s a win for them. That\u2019s it. So their stakes are so much higher, but they have to do so much less to be able to maintain some kind of credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n