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THREAD: A deep dive into Iranian opposition social media chatter about tomorrow’s #WarsawSummit on the Middle East 
2/ The summit is largely viewed as a US bid to deter other nations from cooperating with Iran. Anti-establishment chatter has used the hashtag #WeSupportPolandSummit
3/ Analysis of more than 14,000 tweets from last month which used #WeSupportPolandSummit, found that the majority of posts originated from just 8 accounts.
4/ The desired effect appears to be to artificially create a trend which hints at popular support for the summit and - by extension - widespread resentment towards the Iranian establishment.
5/ This research is part of a wider investigation into opposition social media activity by Iranians. Watch this space for further insights. trib.al/Q55dpge
