‘Rule of lies’: Foreign Ministry slams ‘Hitler-fashioned disinformation campaign’ against Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says Israeli media is running a campaign of fabricated stories regarding casualties in recent terrorist riots in Iran, citing a viral video in which a Hebrew-speaking woman debunks Israeli reports that she had been killed.
Baghaei shared the video on X (formerly Twitter), stating that Israel’s Channel 12 had broadcast the woman’s photograph, identifying her as a victim of violence inside Iran.
In the clip, the woman, identified as Noya (Noa) Zion, displays her own picture on a screen and confirms that she is alive, safe at home, and has never traveled to Iran.
In his post, Baghaei remarked that the case was not much of a "surprise," characterizing it as a reflection of a broader pattern of disinformation.
He argued that the incident demonstrates how "fake characters are posthumously recruited for the ‘rule of lies’," describing the tactic as part of a "systematic, Hitler-fashioned campaign of große Lüge, disinformation, and false narratives against the Iranian nation."
Große Lüge is the German term for the "Big Lie," a propaganda technique originally coined by Adolf Hitler that involved the deliberate and gross distortion of the truth to manipulate public perception into believing falsehoods.
Hitler accused the jews of using the technique against Germany and triggering World War I, which resulted in a big loss for the European country.
Iranian officials have repeatedly criticized Western media outlets for circulating mass-scale false reports regarding casualties.
They argue these reports are intended to tarnish the country’s international image.
Certain Western reports have claimed up to 80,000 deaths occurred after what they label as "peaceful protests” were suppressed by security forces.
But official Iranian records tell a different story. According to a recent official report, 3,117 people lost their lives in the riots.
Of that total, the government identifies 2,427 as martyrs, innocent civilians, and security personnel killed by terrorists.
Iranian officials have blamed the violence on foreign-backed terrorist groups, including the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) and the monarchists, as well as armed separatist groups.
On January 8 and 9, these groups launched a wave of armed attacks intended to create mass casualties and destabilize urban centers in various cities across the country.
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