As Iran and Israel trade missiles and drones in an escalating regional conflict now entering its second week, Tehran has opened a new front one fought not with warheads, but with words sent directly to civilian mobile phones. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) transmitted a mass text message to Israeli citizens, claiming that the last American radar system in the region had been destroyed, that their government leaders were lying to them, and that no shelter could keep them safe from incoming missiles. The message, which circulated widely on social media this week, was signed off by the IRGC itself.
The text told recipients to leave the country, warning that missiles were already on their way. The move marked a significant escalation in the information war running parallel to the kinetic conflict, as both sides have increasingly sought to speak directly to the other's civilian population to sow doubt, fear, and distrust in their respective governments.
