From Defensive Propaganda to Military Public Relations: A National Narrative Command Center Must Be Established

In an era where wars are waged not with bullets but with narratives, the absence of a centralized body to coordinate public opinion management, strategic information dissemination, and rapid media response constitutes a significant gap in the realm of defensive propaganda. The successful models of Israel’s Hasbara unit and the U.S. Pentagon’s strategic communication structure illustrate that establishing a “National Narrative Command Center” in Iran is not a matter of choice but a vital necessity. Such a center is essential to safeguard the nation’s psychological security and reinforce the image of national strength in narrative-based conflicts.