Anonymous9 days ago
The Trump administration has pursued a strategy of communicating directly with the Iranian public to separate them from their government, but its simultaneous gutting of U.S.-funded broadcasting infrastructure — including Radio Farda and the Open Technology Fund — has undermined the very channels that strategy depends on. With nearly 90% of Iranian internet users relying on VPNs, a fractured diaspora divided over the merits of external outreach, and academic research showing mixed results for such campaigns, the gap between stated objectives and operational capacity raises questions about whether the administration has a coherent plan or merely a talking point.