Iranian Hebrew-language propaganda film claims to present ‘truth’ of war to Israelis

Iran has created a Hebrew-language propaganda film boasting of supposed significant achievements and victories over Israel during June’s 12-day war.

The 26-minute video, titled “Missiles over Bazan,” a reference to a successful ballistic missile strike on an oil refinery in Haifa during the war, was produced by Iran’s Tasnim news agency and includes somewhat stilted and heavily accented Hebrew narration.

Israel said it launched the campaign to end the threats posed by Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile capabilities. The film claims the goal was “to disrupt the lives of the Iranian people, to cause unrest and to send them to the streets to bring down the regime, an old goal that quickly failed.”

Hamidreza Moghaddamfar, a media adviser to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, says in the video: “It became clear that their calculations regarding our country were wrong.”

He alleges that “Heavy and significant damage was caused” to Israel by Iran’s missile attack on the refinery.

A man identified as Mehdi Bakhtiari, “a security expert,” adds: “The attack seriously disrupted Israeli industry.”

Tasnim says that in the film, “the viewer is exposed to new dimensions of intelligence control and decision-making capabilities in warfare at the highest levels — where strategic wisdom and iron determination portray an accurate and realistic depiction of Iran’s power on the battlefield.”

It adds: “The purpose of producing this documentary is to speak to the Israeli public from a position of strength and realism, and to attempt to present a picture that has remained hidden for years from Hebrew-speaking audiences. Through professional interviews, intelligence materials, and visual reenactments, the film seeks to present the truth of the battlefield — in contrast to the images shaped by Western and Israeli media.”

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