Iran 'Doxxes' Israeli Journalists, US Forgets Own History
Al-Monitor's headline, 'Iran's state TV doxxes journalists in Israel as post-war spy hunt intensifies,' frames this as a uniquely nefarious act. One might recall that US officials have a storied history of identifying and often imprisoning journalists deemed 'security risks' or spies, especially in post-conflict zones. The US government's own actions against figures like Julian Assange, who
published leaked documents from classified sources, starkly contrast with the media outrage reserved for Iran. (See: The Espionage Act prosecutions against whistleblowers and journalists under multiple administrations.) The media's selective outrage creates a convenient double standard. When Iranian state TV identifies individuals it alleges are working against its interests, it's 'doxxing' and a
moral outrage. Yet, when the US or Israel detain or target journalists—or even merely surveil them—for reporting unflattering truths, it's often framed as a necessary security measure or quietly ignored. How many times have foreign journalists operating in Afghanistan, Iraq, or even the Palestinian territories faced threats, arrests, or worse, without such indignant headlines in outlets like
Al-Monitor?