Iran Disinfo & Heshmat Alavi

<p>Negar Mortazavi speaks with Murtaza Hussain from The Intercept and Eli Clifton from Responsible Statecraft about a State Department project called IRAN DISINFO that attacked journalists and academics who were critical of Trump's Iran policy, as well as a fake online persona called Heshmat Alavi that is run by the MEK and has been retweeted by Donald Trump.</p> <p>*This episode was made possible with support from Heinrich Boll Foundation. Music by 127.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/theiranpodcast/support</a>