Iranian propaganda spreads like wildfire on Aussie social media

As the war in the Middle East continues to rage and escalate, propaganda and false claims are proliferating, proving that the first casualty of war is always the truth.

It doesn’t take an expert to understand that the dramatic reduction of inflows of oil, LNG, fertiliser and other vital chemicals through the Strait of Hormuz over a long-term time horizon is a recipe for at best disaster and at worst an economic and humanitarian catastrophe.

So in a lot of ways, it’s unsurprising that some grab every bit of potentially positive news, regardless of its truth or whether it’s just recycled false propaganda.