Hostile media outlets could be military targets, Iran's armed forces warn
Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has warned that hostile Persian-language media networks could be placed on Iran’s military target lists, describing them as “soldiers of Zionism and criminal America.”
Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday to unveil the international pages of the Defense Press news agency in English, Arabic, Russian, Urdu, French and Turkish, Shekarchi said success or failure on the media front can directly influence the outcome of a military confrontation.
He said the "center of gravity" of the hostile media apparatus is controlled by Israel, adding that Persian-language outlets, including BBC Persian, Iran International and Radio Farda, are directly linked to the Mossad, CIA and other intelligence agencies and receive guidance and support from them.
“These media outlets are considered soldiers of Zionism and criminal America, and they can even be placed on military target lists, because in our view, these are not media outlets,” he stated.
Shekarchi said the adversaries have access to all the latest tools and advanced media technologies and have made extensive financial investments in the field, but that the Islamic Republic’s media will prevail over them with “divine providence.”
The spokesman further said that while media organizations should promote security and protect the psychological well-being of societies, these hostile networks continue to promote violence worldwide.
Last month, Iran indicted more than 300 individuals linked to anti-Iran media outlets as part of a campaign to protect national security.
Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi Azad said the indictments included individuals associated with hostile media networks, including the television channels Iran International and Manoto.
Azad said the judiciary would continue pursuing legal action against those involved through both domestic and international legal channels.
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