‘Shitposting’ enters diplomacy. American-Iran War on Memes

The war with Iran has shown that modern conflict is no longer held solely on the battlefield, in diplomatic cabinets or in classical media. Social platforms became a parallel front, where there is simply a war on memes. Today, the importance of events is fought with humorous images, films generated by artificial intelligence, ironic repost and pop culture references. "Shitposting" plays an crucial function here.