Between Headlines and Hashtags: How Humor and Social Media Are Calming War Fears Around Iran

And so, as discussions continue in policy rooms and on television panels, the parallel universe of jokes, cartoons, and gently sarcastic captions keeps expanding. In Iran and beyond, people prove that while they may not control geopolitics, they do control how they emotionally respond to it. A meme cannot sign a peace treaty, but it can steady a racing heart; a humorous video cannot replace diplomacy, but it can replace a moment of panic with perspective. In that quiet exchange of laughter across screens, there is an understated form of resistance to fear itself.