I like how in western media Iran has "proxies," while America has "allies". Also, a government headed by a heart surgeon (Pezeshkian) is a “regime” while the one headed by a dementia patient (Biden) is an “administration”.

With respect, Biden has been a genocidal Zionist for like 50 years. Blaming the current tragedies on a medical condition is ableist.

The New York Times Stylebook is a propaganda manual.

In each instance of the terminology: the one holding the knife isn’t having any conversation about their actions; the decision is no longer in your hands; and, the leader is not bothered at all by the bloodshed