As military tensions between Iran and the United States escalate, both governments and allied states have moved to restrict what their citizens can see, say, and share about the conflict. Authorities have been censoring online platforms and policing public speech, creating a dense digital fog of war that obscures reliable information about events on the ground. The dual assault on both physical and information environments makes it increasingly difficult for ordinary people — and outside observers — to form an accurate picture of the crisis as it unfolds.