From 'Baby Shah' to Bond villains, Iran war coverage has reached new heights of absurdity

From 'Baby Shah' to Bond villains, Iran war coverage has reached new heights of absurdity Submitted by Tanya Goudsouzian on Fri, 05/22/2026 - 16:27 The insertion of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad into the narrative is just the latest telenovela-worthy twist Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured in Tehran on 2 June 2024 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Media coverage of the Iran war has reached full telenovela levels of absurdity. One moment, audiences are told the “Baby Shah”, Reza Pahlavi, is on the verge of a triumphant return to Tehran . The next, Kurdish “irregulars” - wait, is this 1914 or 2026?