Israeli think tank: Armenian statements strictly follow the tropes of the Iranian information war

Published: 2025-07-01 12:17

"Since the onset of Israel’s military operations against Iran in June 2025, Iranian media outlets have crafted specific narratives regarding Azerbaijan’s role in the conflict. These narratives form part of a broader campaign aimed at explaining Iran’s losses in a war it had prepared for decades. The campaign’s central message is that Iran is surrounded by enemies and is not merely fighting against a tiny state located nearly 2,000 kilometers away. Azerbaijan, a long-standing thorn in Iran’s side—a secular state with a Muslim majority and an independent multi-vector policy—serves as an ideal scapegoat for Tehran, which for 30 years has sought to destabilize it. The narratives mentioned primarily focus on Azerbaijan’s media response, diplomatic stance, and strategic relationship with Israel, blaming the Azerbaijani Republic for allegedly ‘assisting’ the Israeli military effort," notes the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), an Israel-based think tank.

"Armenia has consistently supported Iran. For several years, some Armenian media outlets and politicians have disseminated overtly anti-Semitic and racist propaganda against Israel and Azerbaijan. Interestingly, Armenian statements strictly follow the tropes of the Iranian information war... Armenian insinuations, along with anti-Semitic and racist rhetoric, align perfectly with Iranian propaganda. Thus, these media outlets in Yerevan not only actively support Tehran but also willingly follow its directives while presenting themselves to the West as proponents of a pro-Western agenda. They have become indispensable tools of Iranian diplomacy," the think tank emphasizes.

"Israel and the U.S. should closely monitor Iranian activities in the South Caucasus, even though this region comes under the radar of the Israeli and American research institutions and media. Iran views this region as strategically important for countering Israel and the U.S. The Iranian regime perceives its diplomacy and cultural efforts as integral components of its hybrid warfare strategy to achieve its objectives," JISS adds.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News