Military deployments in the Middle East are part of a psychological campaign rather than preparation for open conflict, a member of Iran’s parliament said on Friday.
“Military buildup in the region is psychological warfare; I know this well. Before a war there are other stages. Before the 12-day war they created ISIS, then launched the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement inside, and then initiated talks,” said Esmail Kowsari, a member of the parliamentary national security committee, in remarks on state television.
Aziz Nasirzadeh, Iran’s defense minister, earlier described the US military’s deployment of large numbers of refueling aircraft to the region as “psychological operations.”
“This talk of war after the snapback activation is also psychological warfare, not a real operation, because they want to disrupt the markets,” Kowsari added.
