The attacks on Iran have the press in full-blown anti-Trump fervor. Nothing positive is to come from this move, nothing about the nuclear threat becoming neutralized is relevant, nothing is to be gained – and nothing is to be said of the more than 30,000 people who were killed by the regime in the past month. Nope, it is ALL negative, all the time.
Adding to this was the need to misrepresent the administration to sell this as a wrong-headed decision. First, Secretary of State Marco Rubio saw his crayons and Colorforms explanation to the press being butchered to make him say something else, and of course, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was likewise misrepresented. And the death of Iran’s leader had a bit of a competition breaking out over who could deliver the worst eulogy.
So as we are being carpet-bombed with propaganda, let’s trudge through the swamp that was the outmoded media last week.
THE CONTENDERS
The Bulwark – Bill Kristol scorched President Trump over the Iran attack, forgetting conveniently how he had long called for a violent overthrow of that regime in the past. Claims were made that MAGA was divided over the war, despite polls showing strong GOP support. The braintrust that loves calling anyone on the right a “Nazi” worked hard to excuse Graham Platner and his Nazi-white supremacist past.
New York Times – With the death of the Ayatollah, many noted the sympathetic approach by the Times, and it tried to explain its varied positions against conservatives who have passed away. Peter Baker was not focused on the success of the Epic Fury mission, but on the fact that President Trump did not rush back to the White House in a timely fashion. In criticism of the Iran attack, the paper gave opinion space to an official with his security pulled and who is under investigation for possibly passing intel to Iran. After the IED attack at the protest in New York City, the paper tried mightily to obscure the danger of the devices used.
ABC News – Mary Bruce was content to completely misquote Sec. Rubio, explaining the process of going into Iran to suggest Israel forced the U.S. into this conflict. The network speculated that the sinking of the Iranian ship was a war crime. George Stephanopoulos was deeply displeased with Sec. Hegseth. On “World News Tonight,” they promised economic doom because of the Iran strikes.
The Economist – In disturbing fashion, this source delivered the worst celebratory obituary for the death of Ayatollah Khamenei with this austere effort. In an oblivious position, they told how pre-campaigns for the president involve gushing magazine profiles, as an introduction to their profile on Gavin Newsom. The outlet cleverly suggested that a hangover remedy would be drinking less the night prior.
THE WINNER
CNN
The network has positioned itself as the official news organ of the Iran regime.
It was announced that CNN was to be the only Western network permitted into the country to report on activity.
The permission paid off for Iran, as Erin Burnett could not find direct evidence that the US hit civilian sites, so she showed evidence that strikes came close.
As Hezbollah joined in to strike Israel on behalf of Iran, the network called the terrorist outfit a “militia,” and looked sympathetically on how Lebanon has been hit by Israel in response to attacks.
While CNN was playing Iranian lapdog, Brian Stelter dared to criticize Pete Hegseth for being partisan on the Epic Fury mission.
Jake Tapper appeared to be either confused or concerned that hitting Iran involved taking out its leadership.
Abby Philip made an error in bringing on an Iranian expert and former political prisoner to destroy the narratives of this attack. Her panel of non-experts raged at this man nonetheless.
Former Iranian political prisoner Kian Tajbakhsh shuts down an entire CNN panel with a blunt reality check.
Abby Phillip and Ashley Allison were spiraling over whether the U.S. is actually at war with Iran.
That’s when Tajbakhsh dropped an absolute truth bomb: “I think… pic.twitter.com/XddsKT7FWT
— Overton (@overton_news) March 6, 2026
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