Press Review – Tuesday, March 3: Papers discuss new war in the Middle East and the meaning of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Also: Russian independent newspaper Meduza analyzes Russian state TV’s narrative. Finally, did Jim Carrey attend the Caesars Awards… or was it his clone?
The international press focuses on the new war in the Middle East. “Struck at its heart, Iran opts for chaotic strategy,” reads the headline on the front page of a French daily. Le Figaro. The paper says that the Iranian regime “faces an existential threat”, so it decided to “set fire” to the Middle East, trying to save itself. “Devastating” reads the headline on the front page of a left-wing British daily Morning Star. The paper reminds us that “Iran has long threatened to drag the region into all-out war” if attacked.
Meanwhile, the title of the feature article The New York Times “As Maduro and Khamenei learn, leaders are harder than ever to hide,” it reads. The article describes how the surge in sensors, cameras and artificial intelligence has transformed US intelligence. Today, it is very easy to track foreign leaders in real time. The New York Times writes that this capability opens up new horizons for presidents like Trump who want to “change the attitude of foreign regimes — or their leadership.”
The papers discuss the impact of the conflict on Russia’s war in Ukraine. politics writes “Trump’s Iran gamble risks leaving Ukraine as a forgotten war.” The paper says Europeans are struggling to deal with Trump’s “inflammatory interventions,” but there is one bad thing: losing their focus. European officials fear the new war will distract Trump, who will lose interest in ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.
If the US engages in a protracted war in the Middle East, Ukraine could lose access to American-made weapons. This is a resonant analysis Kyiv Independenttoo much Ukrainian newspaper discusses how Zelensky’s support for Trump affects Ukraine. It is a logical choice for Kyiv, it says, because Iran is a Russian ally and Volodymyr Zelensky wants to show his country is trustworthy. However, it is unclear whether the strategy will work, as Trump’s hostility toward Iran or Venezuela has not affected his relationship with Russia.
Russian independent newspaper Medusa Analyzes the Russian propaganda narrative about the new war. Russian state TV channels are saying that “diplomacy is ruined” and that “what is happening is reminiscent of the wars in Iraq and Libya”. He describes America as a “predator” and has been planning war on Iran for a long time. State media warned that Russia “needs to make decisions” about what is happening in Iran. There are also fears that Russia is the next target Description Ukrainian cartoonist Serhiy Kolyada called it “Panic in the Kremlin”. We see Vladimir Putin and Sergei Lavrov watching the news from Iran, cowering behind their desks.
Finally, a conspiracy theory surrounding Jim Carrey’s appearance at France’s César Awards has gone viral. Many people go to clone awards and feel that they are not actors themselves. Vogue France It all started as a joke, with people saying they got botox or a full facelift. The joke later turned into a more extreme theory: What if this isn’t the real Jim Carrey? Drag artist Alexis Stone posted a picture on Instagram suggesting she was impersonating Carrey, fueling even more conspiracy theories. A statement was to be sent to Gregory Coulier, general representative of the awards ceremony Variety Magazine He called the rumors “a non-issue” and spoke of the actor’s dedication to learning his speech in French.
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(tags to translate)Middle East
