SAEDNEWS: Karim Abbaspour argues that the U.S., inspired by Spielberg, is trying to turn the Zagros operation’s failure into a Hollywood epic. He says the “rescue of pilot Yalan” is an emotional tactic to hide the destruction of fighter jets and deflect criticism.
According to the political desk of SaedNews, Karim Abbaspour, in an analytical note, examines the structural similarities between media propaganda and Hollywood war films. He delves into the hidden dimensions of recent Western reports on the F-15 fighter jet crash, explaining how Washington uses emotional techniques and classical deception models to obscure military failures in the Zagros Mountains behind the drama of “pilot rescue.”
The full text of the analysis is as follows:
In Saving Private Ryan, Spielberg uses a shaky handheld camera, Williams’ epic music, and fast editing to turn the Normandy D-Day defeats into a heroic American epic, concealing military shortcomings behind the mask of sacrifice.
American media outlets like CNN and CBS apply the same tactic in the F-15 incident over Iran. They transform a failed heliborne operation in the Zagros Mountains and the pilots’ ejection into a story of triumphant, brave rescue, now labeled the “Pilot Rescue Yalan.”
Ignoring the destruction of several aircraft and helicopters hit during the operation serves as a complementary tool in American media deception.
This positive framing, based on Noam Chomsky’s propaganda model, misleads the audience by emphasizing emotional aspects, while denying the harsh reality of failure.
In nightly reports on U.S. networks, large rewards for locating pilots are described as heroic and selfless efforts. Repeated words like “success” and “rescue” reinforce the message in viewers’ minds through repetition. For example, last night the emotional message from a pilot’s mother, accompanied by a family photo and heartfelt pleas, amplified the emotional weight to elicit public sympathy and suppress criticism—a classic tactic of manipulating feelings using families.
The concept of unparalleled American sacrifice, much like the sloganistic dialogue in Spielberg’s films, transforms military defeat into a lesson of victory and eternal superiority. Censorship of details and exaggeration or fabrication of images conceal failures. The true Hollywood is American media, which maintains public morale while distorting reality through propaganda.
Checking independent and diverse sources is essential to counter such tactics.
Comparing Western reports with local perspectives can reveal hidden censorship.
Emotional manipulation disrupts perception of reality; epic music, dramatic imagery, or family tweets are techniques to prepare audiences to accept lies or other distortions.
Resisting exaggerated repetition of claims prevents falsehoods from being accepted as truth, and waiting for verified evidence neutralizes enemy media offensives.
By analyzing narrative framing, terms like “partial victory” or “mother’s pain” should be recognized as covering the overall failure.
