{"id":196244,"date":"2026-03-14T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/iran-using-ai-to-control-global-narrative-as-regime-cant-win-on-the-battlefield-former-security-chief-warns\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T04:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:41:13","slug":"iran-using-ai-to-control-global-narrative-as-regime-cant-win-on-the-battlefield-former-security-chief-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/iran-using-ai-to-control-global-narrative-as-regime-cant-win-on-the-battlefield-former-security-chief-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran using AI to control global narrative as regime can&#8217;t win on the battlefield, former security chief warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/iran-using-ai-control-global-141541779.html\">Iran using AI to control global narrative as regime can&#8217;t win on the battlefield, former security chief warns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/iran-using-ai-control-global-141541779.html\">https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/iran-using-ai-control-global-141541779.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-14 15:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.aol.com\">www.aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bridget Bean, the former acting director of CISA, highlighted how the Iranian regime is employing artificial intelligence to fabricate a persuasive global narrative suggesting they are winning the war against the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>According to Bean, the regime has significantly improved its AI manipulation techniques, focusing on creating believable yet false content to influence public perception.<\/li>\n<li>The tactic aims to undermine Western resolve and paint a misleading narrative that Iran is prevailing in its conflict with the U.S.<\/li>\n<li>The AI-generated content often blends real photos and videos with minor AI alterations to appear trustworthy.<\/li>\n<li>This disinformation strategy has been in use since at least 2025, including during conflicts like the 12-day war, showcasing the regime&#8217;s proactive use of AI-generated disinformation ahead of traditional propaganda methods.<\/li>\n<li>Reports suggest that even high-profile images, such as those of Iran\u2019s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, have been manipulated using online AI tools.<\/li>\n<li>Bean urges people to approach such content with caution, emphasizing the intent to weaken global opposition through misleading narratives.<\/li>\n<li>This trend underscores the increasing role of AI in modern warfare and disinformation strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran using AI to control global narrative as regime can&#8217;t win on the battlefield, former&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/k4CqWIzzuSnbcZkzeEDWmg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_fox_news_text_745\/a8b8e923d3c2545bdae9126750c7ec98","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-196244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196246,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196244\/revisions\/196246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}