Elica Le Bon, an attorney and Iranian-American activist, talks about Iran's recent strike on Israel
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Iran's Attack on Israel
01:17 Elica Le Bon's Viral Video: A Critique of Misinformation
02:40 The Power of Social Media in Shaping Narratives
07:25 The Role of Western Progressives in the Iran Narrative
09:33 The Impact of Social Media on Iranian Activism
19:26 The Reality of Living Under the Islamic Republic
33:13 The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media
34:52 The Impact of Social Media on the Next Generation
35:35 Unpacking Historical Misinformation
36:09 The Consumption Habits of Social Media Content
37:05 The Influence of Social Media on Younger Generations
37:36 Platform-Specific Concerns and Their Impact
38:44 Social Media's Reach and Influence in Iran
40:52 Debating the Houthis and Media Representation
50:50 Addressing Western Intervention and Its Consequences
01:01:03 Final Thoughts on U.S. Foreign Policy and Personal Responsibility
Is war with Iran coming? 
Last Saturday, Iran launched hundreds of armed drones and missiles to attack Israel in retaliation for an airstrike on an Iranian consulate in Syria that killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, including a general. Israel and the U.S. report that they intercepted most of the drones, and the sole known casualty was a 7-year-old girl critically injured by falling missile shrapnel. Israel has not retaliated…yet. 
In the wake of all that, today's guest had something to say about the way some American activists loudly defended the Islamic Republic of Iran after staying conspicuously silent during protests against the regime and crackdowns that began almost two years ago.
That was Elica Le Bon, a first-generation Iranian immigrant born in the U.K. and currently living in Los Angeles, where she practices law and runs several large social media accounts that bring attention to the plight of the Iranian people. On the latest episode of Just Asking Questions, she talked to Reason's Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe about the Iranian attack, the state of the protest movement and how social media has affected it, and her recent televised exchange with Dave Smith.