Brett Schaefer
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It's not something you would expect from diplomats.
So good political satire is something you expect from comedians.
That's not normally the world of diplomats.
We did not see this from the Iranians before this war started.
They're targeting Americans, and I think they're also just targeting a global audience.
But you're right, outside of Iran.
I mean, for one, almost all of the content that has gone viral has been in English.
But also, you have to keep in mind, there's an internet blackout in Iran.
So Iranians are not seeing this content, for the most part.
So yes, I do think they are targeting Americans here, but they also know that public opinion globally is important.
And so I think they're reaching a wide audience outside of both Iran and the United States here.
They are all over.
So we already discussed this kind of music video that was put out, this 80s synth pop
That was put out by a German content creator.
There have been some rumors that actually one of the people putting out the LEGO-inspired videos is somewhere in the US.
There are other content creators who seem to be somewhere in the Middle East.
There's been interviews with them.
Some claim to be in Iran, which would actually suggest they are getting some level of government support if they're able to post during the conflict.
But these are people scattered kind of all over the globe.