Special envoy is in London for meetings of the global coalition to defeat ISIS
London:
The US government wants to work with allies like India to tackle disinformation generated by countries like Russia and China by ensuring access to the tools needed to expose foreign information manipulation, a senior US diplomat has said.
During a meeting at the US Embassy in London this week, US special envoy and coordinator of the Global Engagement Center (GEC) James Rubin told reporters that the support of like-minded allies is vital in the mission to fight the information warfare Russia faces. Was. China, Iran and terrorist groups.
He was also clear in highlighting the destabilizing role played by Iran in the Middle East by allowing terrorist groups like ISIS to operate freely and hosting the Al Qaeda leadership within its territory.
“I want to work with countries like India on how to ensure that when information enters their domain, it originates from the Kremlin or originates from the PRC. [People’s Republic of China] Communist Party, we know that,” Mr Rubin told PTI in response to a question on India-US cooperation in the field of disinformation.
“We developed the Framework for Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation as a way of trying to organize countries that believe in preventing Russia and China from interfering in the information sphere without admitting it.. .The difference is between legitimate journalism that is important, rigorous and impartial versus an information campaign. And that’s when the role of China or Russia becomes hidden,” he said.
The special envoy, who was in London for meetings of the global coalition to defeat ISIS, said much of the GEC’s efforts are also directed at the activities of Russia and hostile players such as China and Iran.
He said, “As you can imagine, most of our efforts are directed toward Russia and China, for obvious reasons, we are in a situation where both of these countries are using information warfare as part of their foreign policy activities.” Are.”
“Iran’s support for terrorist groups and anarchist actors in the larger Middle East has enabled ISIS to operate more independently, hosted al Qaeda inside Iran, and generally facilitated those operations for Hamas. “It made it possible to conduct the operations that it conducted on October 7, by providing the specialized weapons and training that made it possible to conduct that operation,” he said.
Echoing an unusually strong statement from a US administration spokesperson, the senior State Department official said it was important to highlight how Iran is using “disinformation to conceal its role in destabilizing shipping operations around the world.” And using “deny”.
“We know that Iran has been deeply involved in planning operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea,” he said.
“Every country around the world is facing increased costs and increased risks because of Iranian behavior…They are hosting the leadership of al Qaeda, and not accepting it. Their mission in the region There is chaos and the whole world pays the price.” In terms of increased shipping costs, not to mention all the losses and consequences of the war,” he said.
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