The attribution vacuum: "No country assigned blame" "No country assigned blame for the threats They come at a time when many European officials have accused Russia of planning sabotage and 'hybrid attacks' - often cheap, easily deniable and unlikely to provoke an armed response. Britain has blamed Russia in the past but linked Iran to a suspected plot to attack an American air base. Both Russia and Iran deny any involvement. " - [Reuters], November 5, 2026 - The mound is in denial. Reuters admits that no country has officially charged anyone with the 25 bomb threats or refrigerator break-ins. But in the very next breath, the media smoothly brings Iran into the frame - linking it to unrelated past plots and noting that both Russia and Iran deny involvement. This is how consensus is created: when the evidence is absent, the media provides the meaning. Subscribe to CSOFT Media for more information on the changing strategic landscape in West Asia.