The US and Israel—acting separately and in tandem—havestarted stepping up psychological pressure on Iran. This PSYWAR campaign isdirected at countering Iran's exploitation of the difficulties faced by the USin Iraq in order to advance its own agenda and to prevent any US intervention inIran and to convey a message to the Iranian public that Iran will pay a heavyprice if President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to defy the internationalcommunity over its concerns regarding the real purpose of its acquiring anuranium enrichment capability.