The Big Lie Strategy: How Iran’s Foreign Ministry is Erasing a Massive Civilian Massacre

In an aggressive attempt to control the global narrative amid an ongoing internet blackout, the Iranian regime has launched a high-stakes disinformation campaign to undermine reports of a massive civilian massacre. Following the release of data suggesting that as many as 30,000 people were slaughtered in the streets of Iran in a mere 48 hour window, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has publicly dismissed the figures as a calculated deception. Despite mounting evidence of a systematic crackdown against protesters, the regime is utilizing the lack of digital transparency to label the reported death toll a "vicious" lie. This strategy of denial comes as the Islamic Republic faces unprecedented internal pressure and accusations of crimes against humanity, even as it attempts to redirect global focus toward its regional enemies.

The Regime’s Campaign to Undermine the Truth

The current information war centers on a horrific two day period on January 8 and 9, during which security forces allegedly used lethal force on a scale that overwhelmed national resources. Reports from inside the country indicate that the surge in casualties was so extreme that body bags were completely exhausted, necessitating the use of eighteen-wheel semi-trailers to remove the dead from the streets. Rather than addressing these claims with transparency, Esmail Baghaei took to social media to aggressively attack the reports. He characterized the documentation of the massacre as a "Hitler-style BIG LIE," writing, "isn't this the number they planned to kill in the streets of Iran?! They failed, though, and now they're trying to FAKE it in the media. Truly vicious!"

This rhetoric is a clear attempt to gaslight both the Iranian public and the international community. By comparing modern media reporting to historical propaganda, the regime seeks to create a cloud of doubt over the actual events occurring behind the internet blackout. Security experts note that such blackouts are specifically designed to allow security forces to operate without the risk of real-time documentation. While the regime has admitted to over 3,000 deaths, the massive gap between the official numbers and the reported 30,000 deaths highlights a desperate effort to hide the true extent of the carnage.

A Full-Scale Massacre Behind Closed Doors

The regime's strategy involves more than just denial, it includes a systematic attempt to blame the United States and Israel for the very unrest it is violently suppressing. By suggesting that the reported numbers are a "fake" figure planned by foreign enemies, the Foreign Ministry is attempting to delegitimize the protest movement as a foreign plot. However, the sheer scale of the logistical nightmare described by witnesses, including the use of industrial trucks to dispose of corpses, paints a picture of a full-scale massacre that cannot be easily erased by propaganda.

The Iranian people, who are currently fighting for freedom against a decades-long oppressive regime, face a state that views human life as a bargaining chip. Even as officials like Baghaei scream "fake" at the world, the reality of the empty homes and missing thousands tells a different story. In a nation where the regime previously bragged about stopping executions as a diplomatic favor to President Trump, the sudden disappearance of 30,000 people suggests that the Islamic Republic has moved from targeted intimidation to a war of annihilation against its own population. As the internet remains dark, the world is left to piece together a puzzle of state-sponsored terror that the regime is desperately trying to keep hidden in the shadows.