The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.

The Iran war is risking America’s global security ties and damaging its reputation, especially among the world’s Muslims, according to a set of State Department cables obtained by POLITICO.

The cables, dated Wednesday, described the fallout of the war for America’s standing in three countries in different parts of the world: Bahrain, Azerbaijan and Indonesia.

U.S. diplomats at embassies in the countries’ capitals painted damning portraits of an America under siege in multiple media spheres by pro-Iranian actors that are exceptionally agile in the digital space.

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[–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

The current US admin may be more dangerous and untrustworthy, but I don't think that will hold in a post-Trump world. I don't think the US will get back to the point it was at before Trump, but I think it will dip back below the China line. China is much less chaotic, but they're also much more menacing on average.

For example, as bad as the US is, I don't think it has ever set up police stations in foreign countries.

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