India, April 19 -- In an active war, communication becomes as important as combat itself. The current U.S.-Iran conflict has made this visible again in a new visual vocabulary. While the United States is pushing video game-style edits that echo Call of Duty and films like Top Gun, Iran is turning to rap music and Lego-style animation for its messaging. The styles may differ, but the objective is the same: to win not only on the battlefield, but also in the battle over narrative. This is the essence of psychological warfare: the weaponisation and manipulation of information to shape public opinion, influence morale, and generate fear, consent, or hostility.

Some scholars have begun calling this new information environment "slopaganda", a ...