Khamenei and Netanyahu are waging a war of symbols too
The Israel-Iran conflict intensifies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Benjamin Netanyahu use social media. They evoke religious symbols. Khamenei references a Shia battle. Netanyahu cites the Bible and Cyrus the Great. Israel calls its operation 'Rising Lion'. This name comes from a biblical verse. Both leaders aim to challenge each other. The conflict is an ideological tug-of-war.