Iran: Another Forever War?
By James M. Dorsey
My keynote at the 5th CISO and 1st CSO 360 Conference, Singapore 11 May 2026
Let’s be honest, we all have an opinion about Iran. It doesn’t matter whether we ever visited the country, have met an Iranian, or have read up on Iran.
Iran is a lightning rod, it evokes strong opinions and emotions.
As such, perceptions of Iran are a perfect example of a product of information wars that started in the 1990s and that sought to demonise the Islamic Republic, not only to Iran’s detriment but also to that of its detractors.
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