- Armed forces say several Persian-language media abroad are listed in a "military target bank," accusing them of hostile activity.
- Spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi named BBC Persian, Iran International and Radio Farda as included in the list.
- Shekarchi accused these outlets of direct ties to Mossad, CIA and "enemy intelligence organisations."
- He said the armed forces do not regard them as media and did not specify potential target locations.
- Iran has long accused foreign Persian outlets of cooperating with Israel and designated Iran International a terrorist organisation since 2022.
Iran’s armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its “military target bank”, accusing them of working for US and Israeli intelligence agencies.
In remarks published on state television, armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi named BBC Persian, Iran International and Radio Farda among the outlets.
“These hostile media outlets are the soldiers of Zionism and America and are included in our military target bank,” Shekarchi said, accusing them of being “directly connected to Mossad, CIA and enemy intelligence organisations.”
“The Iranian Armed Forces do not view these news outlets as media,” he added.
He did not clarify where they would be targeted.
Iranian authorities have frequently accused Persian-language media outlets based abroad of cooperating with Israel.
Iran has designated Iran International as a terrorist organisation since 2022 and has warned that cooperation with the channel is punishable under Iranian law.
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