Recent hostilities after the 12-day standoff between Israel and Iran introduced an unexpectedly mystic element. Iranian authorities now claim that Israel not only launched missiles, but also paranormal forces.
Accounts refer to “Jewish talismans” and jinns, paranormal creatures of Islamic mythology, employed as weapons. For readers interested in contemporary politics, military psy-ops, or cultural symbolism, it’s a glimpse into how metaphysics intersects geopolitics.
The Jinn & Talisman Allegations
Abdollah Ganji, Tehran mayor’s senior advisor and former IRGC-associated journalist, alleged talismans with Jewish symbols manifested throughout Tehran during the war. He called it an “unusual phenomenon.”
Ganji also accused Israel of employing “occult sciences and jinn” to monitor and disrupt Iran throughout June’s escalation. These allegations repeat previous warnings by Iran’s Supreme Leader, portraying supernatural entities as components of foreign “spycraft.”
These are not new allegations. In 2013, under President Ahmadinejad’s presidency, Iranian officials detained dozens of people on charges of casting spells and “genie-calling,” including claims they were spying for Mossad and CIA.
Supreme Leader Khamenei has referred to enemies as “both jinn and humans,” a narrative repeated in religious and political addresses. These previous events demonstrate a long trend: occult allegations appearing amid geopolitical tensions to account, for or deflecting, actual-world setbacks.
Political Motivation Behind Mystical Claims
Experts argue that supernatural claims offer political cover. When satellite strikes, cyber intrusions, or targeted assassinations occur, attributing them to jinns and talismans lets Iran shift blame from its intelligence or defences.
It also portrays Israel as a country so desperate it must rely on dark arts to succeed. Critics, from former officials to moderate clerics, say these narratives distract from strategic shortcomings and weaken domestic trust in actual security efforts.
Skeptical Backlash & Public Reaction
Within Iran, responses shift between mockery to outright incredulity. Social media voices and religious forums ask why leaders cite ancient spells rather than acknowledging actual military mistakes.
Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, former spokesman, derided the jinn story as covering up strategic mistakes. Israeli sources met the news with sarcasm: even Mossad’s Farsi-aligned X account quipped, “Using drugs and talking to jinns are not traits for a national leader.”
Geopolitics, Culture & Propaganda
Appealing to mystical threads strikes a deep chord in Middle Eastern civilisation. Belief is ubiquitous, Quranic, folkloric, and woven into the fabric of daily existence. But NATO analysts and historians of intelligence perceive such claims less as religious belief and more as propaganda or psychological warfare.
In a land where symbolism and story count as much as missiles, such paranormal assertions are employed to mobilise home audiences, strengthen ideological cohesion, and portray enemies as beyond mortal enemies.
Did Israel actually use jinns and Jewish talismans against Iran? Highly unlikely. What’s undeniable, though, is that Iranian leadership draws upon profound cultural currents whenever geopolitical defeats feel personal. Such supernatural allegations play political, cultural, and propaganda functions, portraying Israel as a sorcerer and hiding actual strategic weakness.
When the next flare-up develops, look for more of these magical rhetoric—but accompanied by rockets and cyber firefights, not genies.
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