Gulf media do not merely report on Iran; by constantly amplifying the Iranian threat, they shift the Arab gaze from the wound of Palestine to a new form of security anxiety. What is the main threat in the Middle East: the occupation of Palestine or Iran? The answer to this question is not determined only in the arena of politics; the media also play a role in constructing it. Palestine remains the region’s open moral wound, yet part of the Gulf media, by constantly highlighting Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear program, and the military option, is shifting the Arab gaze away from Israeli occupation and war toward a new security anxiety. Criticising Iran is legitimate, but when Iran [...]
